What does the cryptic crossword clue "Left behind old overcrowded city, northerly Welsh city (7)" mean?

The definition is "city". The wordplay uses a reversal. WEN (reversal="old word for an overcrowded city, as in “ The Great Wen ” for London") + PORT (synonym="left") = NEWPORT; definition: "Welsh city" The answer is NEWPORT.

Left behind old overcrowded city, northerly Welsh city (7)

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