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Gorge in do to welcome in a New Year (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canyon

'gorge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'do to welcome in a new year' is the wordplay.
'do' becomes 'con' (both can mean to defraud).
'to welcome in' indicates putting letters inside.
'new year' becomes 'ny' (abbreviation).
'a'+'ny'='any'
'con' enclosing 'any' is 'CANYON'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for canyon that I've seen before include "(N. Am.) ravine" , "The Grand . . . . . . of Colorado is a natural phenomenon in USA" , "Ravine formed by a river" , "Narrow steep-sided valley" , "Deep fissure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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