Asian capital ran the other way! (6)

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tehran

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'asian capital' is the definition.
(capital of Iran)

'ran the other way' is the wordplay.
'ran' indicates anagramming the letters (letters have run around).
'other way' becomes 'ran' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the' with letters rearranged gives 'teh'.
'teh'+'ran'='TEHRAN'

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(Other definitions for tehran that I've seen before include "Capital city of Iran (6)" , "Iranian capital" , "Iran's capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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