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Part of Hampshire town's free to redevelop (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new forest

'part of hampshire' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'town's free to redevelop' is the wordplay.
'to redevelop' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'redeveloped' mean this).
'towns'+'free'='townsfree'
'townsfree' with letters rearranged gives 'NEW FOREST'.

(Other definitions for new forest that I've seen before include "rural area" , "Wooded area of Hampshire" , "part of Hampshire" , "area of countryside?" , "Hampshire woodland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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