Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues (6)

I believe the answer is:

athens

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "foreign city" , "Greek capital" , "Hasten to the Hellenic city" , "Hasten to European capital" , "Hasten (anag) -- capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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