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Port's name engraved in seat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nantes

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

'name engraved in seat' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'Nan'.
'engraved in seat' becomes 'tes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'nan'+'tes'='NANTES'

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(Other definitions for nantes that I've seen before include "port abroad" , "Site of historic drownings" , "Western French port" , "City and port of W. France on the Loire" , "French Atlantic port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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