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Angelus, say in short form is capital (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belgrade

'is capital' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'angelus say in short form' is the wordplay.
'angelus say' becomes 'bell' (angelus is a kind of bell).
'in short' means to remove the last letter.
'form' becomes 'grade' (synonyms).
'bell' with its last letter removed is 'bel'.
'bel'+'grade'='BELGRADE'

(Other definitions for belgrade that I've seen before include "Foreign capital" , "Balkan capital" , "Capital city - large bed (anag)" , "Serbian capital" , "In foreign city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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