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Ita shells out for a Sydney suburb (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

east hills

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'a sydney suburb' is the definition.
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'ita shells out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'ita'+'shells'='itashells'
'itashells' with letters rearranged gives 'EAST HILLS'.

'for' acts as a link.

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