County division (8)

I believe the answer is:

township

(Other definitions for township that I've seen before include "Small community" , "Old manor" , "In South Africa during apartheid, an urban area assigned to black nationals" , "Poor suburb (South Africa) - county division (US) - part of parish (England)" , "Urban area for non-whites in South Africa under apartheid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Penny Press.

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