Capital city's silly Nation Review row scrapped (9)

I believe the answer is:

vientiane

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Laos)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for vientiane that I've seen before include "Asian capital" , "Capital of Laos" .)

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

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