Birthplace of Plato and Aristophanes (6)

I believe the answer is:

athens

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Hasten to European capital" , "Tan she got in Greece" , "Hasten to Greece" , "foreign city" , "City in which 13 Across founded school" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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