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City conquered by clean-shaven egotist from the east (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

geneva

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'city' is the definition.
(Geneva is an example)

'conquered by clean-shaven egotist from the east' is the wordplay.
'GENEVA' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for geneva that I've seen before include "Lake between Switzerland and France" , "Swiss lakeside city" , "Swiss city/lake" , "Swiss city - Dutch spirit" , "Swiss city housing the Red Cross headquarters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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