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Small garden in Oxford? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoe

'oxford?' is the definition.
(oxford is a kind of shoe)

'small garden' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'garden' becomes 'hoe' (to garden could mean to hoe).
's'+'hoe'='SHOE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for shoe that I've seen before include "pump, say" , "Item of footwear" , "Slingback, for example" , "something afoot" , "What's worn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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