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Statue's base found in place in outskirts of Tamworth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plinth

'statue's base' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'place in outskirts of tamworth' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'pl' (I've seen this in other clues).
'outskirts of' suggests removing the centre.
'tamworth' with its centre taken out is 'th'.
'pl'+'in'+'th'='PLINTH'

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for plinth that I've seen before include "Statue's base" , "Base supporting a statue" , "Architectural support or base" , "Square block under a column" , "Base of column or statuary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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