Sailor might return to northern NSW beach (5)

I believe the answer is:

yamba

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'northern nsw beach' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'sailor might return' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'might' becomes 'may' (I've seen this in another clue).
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'ab'+'may'='abmay'
'abmay' in reverse letter order is 'YAMBA'.

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