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Carnival city (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rio

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">carnival city</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Rio de Janeiro is famous for its carnival)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for rio that I've seen before include "Brazilian city and port" , "Port, -- de Janeiro" , "... Grande, ... de Janeiro" , "Location of next Olympic Games, in short" , "Spanish word for river" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and the Newsday.
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