Part of a village? (6)

I believe the answer is:

hamlet

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'a village?' is the definition.
(I know that hamlet can be written as hamlet)

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(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "The Prince of Denmark's little village" , "tragic role" , "Shakespeare's tragic Danish prince" , "Village for Shakespearean prince" , "whose forefathers were rude, did Gray imply?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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