Strange sense of locality in Germany (5)

I believe the answer is:

essen

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'in germany' is the definition.
('Essen' is part of 'germany')

'strange sense of locality' is the wordplay.
'sense' can be anagrammed to 'ESSEN'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for essen that I've seen before include "German industrial city on the Ruhr" , "German industrial centre" , "Industrial city of northwest Germany" , "city in the Ruhr valley" , "Krupp HQ (Ger.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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