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Ruined steamer owner's getting high in seaside town (6-5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

weston-super-mare

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

'ruined steamer owner's getting high in seaside' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'high' could be 'up' (associated in meaning) and 'up' is located in the answer.
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