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Smithy's block in Victorian village (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anvil

'smithy's block' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in victorian village' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ANVIL' is hidden within 'victorian village'.

(Other definitions for anvil that I've seen before include "On which hot metal is shaped" , "Block used in forge" , "Smith's heavy iron block" , "Alvin (anag.)" , "Block in smithy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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