In Birmingham, a street ahead (5)

I believe the answer is:

aston

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'in birmingham' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a street ahead' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'ahead' becomes 'on' (synonyms).
'a'+'st'+'on'='ASTON'

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(Other definitions for aston that I've seen before include "Premiership FC" , "district of Birmingham" , "Area of Birmingham" , "A Birmingham university" , "part of Birmingham" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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