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About to eliminate resistance in the old capital (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yaounde

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Cameroon)

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(Other definitions for yaounde that I've seen before include "Republic of Cameroon capital" , "African capital" .)

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