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An Italian city's – one in the US? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

annapolis

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'one in the us?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'an italian city's' is the wordplay.
'italian city's' becomes 'Napoli's' (Italian name for Naples).
'an'+'napolis'='ANNAPOLIS'

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(Other definitions for annapolis that I've seen before include "US city" , "Capital of Maryland" , "US state capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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