Preserved county in SE Wales (5)

I believe the answer is:

gwent

(Other definitions for gwent that I've seen before include "Preserved county of Wales" , "former Welsh county" , "Blaenau - is a Welsh county borough" , "part of Wales once" , "Region of SE Wales" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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