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About to visit USA? Try travelling to this DC monument (8)

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I believe the answer is:

treasury

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'this dc monument' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'about to visit usa? try travelling' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to').
'to visit' is an insertion indicator.
'travelling' indicates an anagram.
'usa'+'try'='usatry'
'usatry' is an anagram of 'tasury'.
're' placed into 'tasury' is 'TREASURY'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for treasury that I've seen before include "Government department in charge of finances" , "British government department managing finances" , "Finance ministry" , "Government finance department" , "Place where great valuables are stored" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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