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A hundred and one restrictions in places like Leeds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cities

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'in places like leeds' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a hundred and one restrictions' is the wordplay.
'a hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'restrictions' becomes 'ties'.
'c'+'i'+'ties'='CITIES'

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(Other definitions for cities that I've seen before include "urban centres" , "Large conurbations" , "Densely-populated urban areas" , "Densely populated urban areas" , "Large Urban areas" .)

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