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Line in column on Northern or Eastern city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lincoln

'eastern city' is the definition.

'line in column on northern' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'l'.
'column' becomes 'col'.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'l'+'in'+'col'+'n'='LINCOLN'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for lincoln that I've seen before include "memorial site for ..." , "16th US president" , "Eastern county town" , "Former US president" , "An assassinated US president" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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