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Broadcast flower in Ulster from the green city in the sun (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nairobi

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'the green city in the sun' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'broadcast flower in ulster' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' becomes 'air' ('air' can be a synonym of 'broadcast').
'flower' becomes 'ob' (Ob is an example**).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'ulster' becomes 'ni' (Northern Ireland).
'air'+'ob'='airob'
'airob' inserted within 'ni' is 'NAIROBI'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nairobi that I've seen before include "I, a robin (anag) - city" , "Kenya's capital city" , "East African capital" , "African city" , "Kenyan capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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