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Asian capital formerly managed by board (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rangoon

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'asian capital' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'managed by board' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'board' becomes 'go on' (eg to board a train is to go onto it).
'ran'+'goon'='RANGOON'

'formerly' is the link.
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(Other definitions for rangoon that I've seen before include "Burma's capital" , "Alternative name for Yangon" , "It's now Yangon in Myanmar" , "Asian capital" , "Former capital of Burma" .)

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