Model I associated with Kent town (5)
I believe the answer is:
ideal
'model' is the definition.
(ideal can mean model or perfect)
'i associated with kent town' is the wordplay.
'associated with' says to put letters next to each other.
'kent town' becomes 'deal' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'deal'='IDEAL'
(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Optimum" , "existing only in imagination" , "Standard to aim for" , "Dream" , "Perfectly suited" .)