The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NEWARK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result NEWARK
- English town’s fresh flood defence
- Ship ready to be launched possibly in US port
- Unused vessel in Notts town
- We recalled feeding police informer in Notts town
- Strange chest for city
- Boat recently launched in New Jersey city
- Town ready for another flood?
- US city in recently founded US state
- Modern craft for NY airport
- We’ll roll round in grass in US city
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The straight part
We know that "English town" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case english town = newark.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.