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Area with graceful bird in Egyptian city (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aswan

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

'area with graceful bird' is the wordplay.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'graceful bird' becomes 'swan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'swan'='ASWAN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aswan that I've seen before include "Ancient city on the Nile" , "Large dam in Egypt" , "Nile High Dam" , "Egyptian town and dam" , "Site of dam on the Nile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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