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North Rocks Fair (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nice

'fair' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'north rocks' is the wordplay.
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'rocks' becomes 'ice' (both can informally mean diamonds).
'n'+'ice'='NICE'

(Other definitions for nice that I've seen before include "Charming" , "French Mediterranean resort" , "Pleasant-sounding city in S France" , "Pleasant - French resort" , "French city - sounds plesant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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