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City abroad ace on my birthday? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cordoba

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'city' is the definition.
(I know that Cordoba is a city)

'abroad ace on my birthday?' is the wordplay.
'abroad ace' becomes 'a' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'abroad' bit.).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'my' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'birthday?' becomes 'DOB' (abbreviation for date of birth).
'cor'+'dob'='cordob'
'a' after 'cordob' is 'CORDOBA'.

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(Other definitions for cordoba that I've seen before include "spending unit in Nicaragua" , "City in southern Spain and Spanish explorer" , "money for the Contras" , "Moorish city" , "ready for Nicaragua?" .)

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