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Location of the fringe of Surrey (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on top

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'fringe of surrey' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'location of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'location' could be 'top' (top is a kind of location) and 'top' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for on top that I've seen before include "In a dominant position" , "Leading" , "Winning" , "At the summit or in superior position" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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