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Northwesterner
has
to
rummage
around
Kent
etc
(7)
Northwesterner has to rummage around Kent etc (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, Northwesterner is your definition there - someone from the northwest, like a Scouser from Liverpool. Then for the wordplay, take SCOUR (meaning to rummage around) and stuff SE inside it - that's the abbreviation for South East, since Kent and its neighbours are 'Kent etc'. Bang it together and you get SCOU-SE-R.