Capital on the Tibetan Plateau (5)

I believe the answer is:

lhasa

(Other definitions for lhasa that I've seen before include "Tibetan dog breed" , "Tibetan holy city" , "The Forbidden City in Tibet" , "Capital of Tibet" , "foreign capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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