An EU administrative centre hanged a criminal (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

den haag

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'an eu administrative centre' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'hanged a criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'hanged'+'a'='hangeda'
'hangeda' anagrammed gives 'DEN HAAG'.

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(Another definition for den haag that I've seen is " situation for Dutch politicians?".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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