Capital of colonial Burma (7)

I believe the answer is:

rangoon

(Other definitions for rangoon that I've seen before include "Burma's capital" , "Former Burmese capital" , "old Asian city" , "Former name of the capital of Myanmar" , "Former capital of Burma" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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