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Man found around western part of Wales (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gwent

'part of wales' is the definition.
(historical Welsh county)

'man found around western' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'gent' (gent is a kind of man).
'found around' is an insertion indicator.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'gent' going around 'w' is 'GWENT'.

(Other definitions for gwent that I've seen before include "former Welsh county" , "part of Wales once" , "Region of SE Wales" , "Blaenau - is a Welsh county borough" , "Preserved county of Wales" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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