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Moving van I left in smithy's block (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anvil

'smithy's block' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'moving van i left' is the wordplay.
'moving' is an anagram indicator.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation**).
'van'+'i'='vani'
'vani' anagrammed gives 'anvi'.
'anvi'+'l'='ANVIL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for anvil that I've seen before include "Smithy's block" , "hard block" , "Alvin (anag.)" , "Block on which metals are hammered" , "Smithy's last" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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