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Ancient city; system of weights (4)

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I believe the answer is:

troy

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ancient city</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Troy was an ancient city)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">system of weights</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(troy is a kind of system of weights)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for troy that I've seen before include "Ancient city; type of weight" , "Wooden horse siege city" , "Ancient city of the Iliad" , "System of weights for precious stones and metals" , "Iliad siege city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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