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Brazilian capital essentially dynamises province (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realm

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

'brazilian capital essentially dynamises' is the wordplay.
'brazilian capital' becomes 'real' (Brazilian currency - 'capital' can mean money).
'essentially' says to take the centre.
The central letter of 'dynamises' is 'm'.
'real'+'m'='REALM'

(Other definitions for realm that I've seen before include "A Nation" , "Kingdom, domain" , "Peers are possessed by this" , "Area of interest/activity" , "World" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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