City of NW England, its Roman name Deva (7)

I believe the answer is:

chester

(Other definitions for chester that I've seen before include "historic city" , "County town on the river Dee" , "Cathedral city" , "County town of northwest England" , "County town south of Liverpool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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