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Large towns with 101 connections (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cities

'large towns' is the definition.

'with 101 connections' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'101' becomes 'CI' (roman numerals).
'connections' becomes 'ties' (tie is a kind of connection).
'ci' next to 'ties' is 'CITIES'.

(Other definitions for cities that I've seen before include "Densely-populated urban areas" , "urban centres" , "Densely populated urban areas" , "Large Urban areas" , "Large conurbations" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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