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Capital worker, one tucking into starchy pudding (8)

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I believe the answer is:

santiago

'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Chile)

'worker one tucking into starchy pudding' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'tucking into' is an insertion indicator.
'starchy pudding' becomes 'sago' (type of pudding).
'ant'+'i'='anti'
'anti' inserted inside 'sago' is 'SANTIAGO'.

(Other definitions for santiago that I've seen before include "City" , "Capital of Chile" , "Chile's capital" , "Chilean capital" , "South American capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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