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One bumped off in fighting somewhere in London (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acton

'somewhere in london' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one bumped off in fighting' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'bumped off in' is a deletion indicator.
'fighting' becomes 'action' (as in military action).
'action' with 'i' taken away is 'ACTON'.

(Other definitions for acton that I've seen before include "Gladstone's adviser" , "District of West London" , "Respond in accordance with - London district" , "London area" , "Part of the London borough of Ealing - British historian, d. 1902" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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