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Beautiful moat encloses a German city (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ulm

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

'beautiful moat encloses a' is the wordplay.
'ULM' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ulm that I've seen before include "German city on the Danube, home to Einstein and the world's tallest church steeple" , "German town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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