Large growth around a city (5)
I believe the answer is:
taree
'city' is the definition.
(taree matches up with the definition city)
'large growth around a' is the wordplay.
'large growth' becomes 'tree' (I've seen this before).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tree' enclosing 'a' is 'TAREE'.
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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