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'airy thing maybe hopping about capital (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amsterdam

'capital' is the definition.
(Amsterdam is an example)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for amsterdam that I've seen before include "place of canals" , "Dutch port" , "European capital" , "City of the Rijks-museum and Van Gogh Museum" , "diamond-cutting centre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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