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Stop me wandering haphazardly through village (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hamlet

'village' is the definition.
(I know that village can be written as hamlet)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "tragic role" , "famous title role" , "Shak. play; village" , "Danish role" , "DOG" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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