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City abroad learning about a bit of history (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lahore

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'city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'abroad learning about a bit of history' is the wordplay.
'abroad learning' becomes 'lore' (both can mean tradition or knowledge. I am not sure about the 'abroad' bit.).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'bit of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'history' is 'h'.
'a'+'h'='ah'
'lore' placed around 'ah' is 'LAHORE'.

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(Other definitions for lahore that I've seen before include "Capital of Punjab" , "City in NE Pakistan" , "Or heal the strange Pakistani city" , "Heal or go out to the Pakistani city" , "Asian city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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