Hugs old man's wife awkwardly in New York park (8,7)

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flushing meadows

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'new york park' is the definition.
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'hugs old man's wife awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' is an anagram indicator.
'hugs'+'old'+'mans'+'wife'='hugsoldmanswife'
'hugsoldmanswife' anagrammed gives 'FLUSHING MEADOWS'.

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