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Search engine and exhaust in an Oxfordshire town (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abingdon

'oxfordshire town' is the definition.
(Abingdon is a town in Oxfordshire)

'search engine and exhaust in an' is the wordplay.
'search engine' becomes 'Bing' (Bing is a search engine).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'exhaust' becomes 'do'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'bing'+'do'='bingdo'
'bingdo' put inside 'an' is 'ABINGDON'.

(Another definition for abingdon that I've seen is " Oxfordshire town".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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