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Modern drag queen finally gets Harlow, for example (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new town

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'example' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'modern drag queen finally gets harlow' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'modern' could be 'new' (synonyms) and 'new' is present in the answer.
'drag' could be 'tow' (towing is a kind of dragging) and 'tow' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for new town that I've seen before include "Eg, Harlow, Stevenage" , "Place for population overspill?" , "Planned settlement to relieve congestion" , "eg Crawley" , "Conurbation planned and built by the government" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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