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One is able to go round east of this city (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caen

'this city' is the definition.
(I have seen 'French city' mean 'caen' so perhaps 'city' could also mean 'caen')

'one is able to go round east' is the wordplay.
'one is able to' becomes 'can' (if you can do something you are able to do it).
'go round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'can' placed around 'e' is 'CAEN'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for caen that I've seen before include "City in Normandy" , "French city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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