Capital of the Hanseatic League? (4)

I believe the answer is:

seat

'capital' is the definition.
(I know that capital can be written as seat)

'of the hanseatic league?' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'SEAT' can be found hidden inside 'hanseatic league'.

(Other definitions for seat that I've seen before include "Horizontal part of a chair" , "Box ---, position of advantage" , "Chair - bottom" , "Settle in" , "Position (in parliament)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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