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Many parents shedding tears after rodent caught in town (10,3)

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I believe the answer is:

leamington spa

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'town' is the definition.
(town in Warwickshire)

'many parents shedding tears after rodent caught in' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'many' could be 'tons' (tons of something) and 'tons' is found within the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for leamington spa that I've seen before include "Town near Warwick" , "Genial postman (anag) - Midlands town" , "West Midlands health resort" , "W. Midlands resort" , "Warwickshire town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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