Ancient city in the south of present-day Jordan; capital of the former Nabataean kingdom (5)

I believe the answer is:

petra

(Other definitions for petra that I've seen before include "Ancient Jordanian city carved from rock" , "Old city in Jordan" , "Jordan's rock-hewn city" , "Historic city in Jordan" , "Burgon's rose-red city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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