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Possibly as new as somewhere in Wales (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swansea

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'in wales' is the definition.
('Swansea' is part of 'wales')

'possibly as new as' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'new'+'as'='asnewas'
'asnewas' is an anagram of 'SWANSEA'.

'somewhere' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for swansea that I've seen before include "Second city of Wales" , "South Wales city" , "Welsh city" , "Home of the DVLA" , "Birthplace of Dylan Thomas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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