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City companion wearing a short outfit (3,5)

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abu dhabi

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'city' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for abu dhabi that I've seen before include "in Middle East" , "'UAE capital (3,5)'" , "One of the United Arab Emirates" , "M East country" , "Federal capital of the United Arab Emirates" .)

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