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Set up Mev's goal for City (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miami

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'city' is the definition.
(Miami is an example)

'set up mev's goal' is the wordplay.
'set up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'mev' becomes 'im' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'goal' becomes 'aim' (aim is a kind of goal).
'im'+'aim'='imaim'
'imaim' written backwards gives 'MIAMI'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for miami that I've seen before include "Port in Florida" , "Popular city in SE Florida" , "Resort city in SE Florida" , "place associated with vice?" , "Sunshine city in SE Florida" .)

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