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Mad part of London (7)

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I believe the answer is:

barking

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'mad' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'part of london' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'part' could be 'in' (synonyms) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for barking that I've seen before include "What Battersea resident may be doing" , "Crazy - yapping" , "6D 5A [TUBE STATION]" , "Mad - town forming a London borough with Dagenham" , "Dog may be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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