Prominent Communist holding position in African capital (6)

I believe the answer is:

maputo

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'african capital' is the definition.
(capital of Mozambique)

'prominent communist holding position' is the wordplay.
'prominent communist' becomes 'mao' (Mao is an example. I am not sure about the 'prominent' bit.).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'position' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'mao' placed around 'put' is 'MAPUTO'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for maputo that I've seen before include "African city" , "African capital" , "Capital of Mozambique" .)

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