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A coin is newly minted in Cyprus (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nicosia

'in cyprus' is the definition.
('Nicosia' is part of 'cyprus')

'a coin is newly minted' is the wordplay.
'newly minted' indicates anagramming the letters (minted or manufactured in a new way).
'a'+'coin'+'is'='acoinis'
'acoinis' is an anagram of 'NICOSIA'.

(Other definitions for nicosia that I've seen before include "Casino I used in Cyprus" , "Divided Cypriot capital" , "Divided city of Cyprus" , "Divided Cypriot city" , "Mediterranean capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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