Capital of Tunisia (5)
I believe the answer is:
tunis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">capital of tunisia</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tunis that I've seen before include "North African port and capital" , "North African city" , "North African location" , "Mediterranean capital and port" , "Carthage lies near this N. African city" .)