Paths made around an area of London (9)

I believe the answer is:

hampstead

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'an area of london' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'paths made around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'paths'+'made'='pathsmade'
'pathsmade' anagrammed gives 'HAMPSTEAD'.

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(Other definitions for hampstead that I've seen before include "part of London" , "London district" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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