Some Mafioso hoodlums in New York district (4)

I believe the answer is:

soho

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'new york district' is the definition.
'soho' can be an answer for 'district' (I have seen 'District of London ' mean 'soho' so perhaps 'district' could also mean 'soho'). I'm unsure of the 'new york' bit.

'some mafioso hoodlums in' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'SOHO' can be found hidden inside 'mafioso hoodlums in'.

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(Other definitions for soho that I've seen before include "Smoke's part" , "Central London or Manhattan district" , "Colourful show-biz area of West End London" , "Theatre and night-life district of London" , "Call a large market for software" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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