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Hill to the west in Manhattan, say, within reach (6)

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I believe the answer is:

nearby

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'within reach' is the definition.
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'hill to the west in manhattan' is the wordplay.
'hill' becomes 'brae' (Scottish term for a hill).
'to the west' says the letters should be written backwards (letters written right to left or 'east to west').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'manhattan' becomes 'ny' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'brae' in reverse letter order is 'earb'.
'earb' going into 'ny' is 'NEARBY'.

'say' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nearby that I've seen before include "somewhere close" , "Barney (anag)" , "Around the corner" , "Adjacent" , "[OPPOSITE OF] miles away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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