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On a charge after disturbance in port (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anchorage

'port' is the definition.
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'on a charge after disturbance' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'disturbance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on'+'a'+'charge'='onacharge'
'onacharge' with letters rearranged gives 'ANCHORAGE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for anchorage that I've seen before include "road" , "Alaska's most populous city" , "Place for ship to rest securely, and Alaskan seaport" , "Largest city in Alaska" , "Roadstead" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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