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Group granny knocked over in French city (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nantes

'french city' is the definition.
(Nantes is a city in France)

'group granny knocked over' is the wordplay.
'group' becomes 'set' (both can mean a collection).
'granny' becomes 'nan'.
'knocked over' is a reversal indicator.
'set'+'nan'='setnan'
'setnan' in reverse letter order is 'NANTES'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for nantes that I've seen before include "French Atlantic port" , "French football club" , "Western French port" , "Ann set out for the French town" , "French FC" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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