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Warwickshire town where plate left untouched by auditor? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

nuneaton

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'warwickshire town' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'plate left untouched by auditor?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nuneaton that I've seen before include "midlands town" , "northern English town" , "Warwickshire town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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