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Capital letter reversed lower cases? (8)

Ross

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freetown

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Sierra Leone)

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(Other definitions for freetown that I've seen before include "Capital of Sierra Leone" , "African city" , "Sierra Leone's capital" , "capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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