Crossword Genius

City developer rebuilt our slum (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romulus

'city developer' is the definition.
(mythical founder of Rome with his brother Remus)

'rebuilt our slum' is the wordplay.
'rebuilt' is an anagram indicator.
'our'+'slum'='ourslum'
'ourslum' anagrammed gives 'ROMULUS'.

(Other definitions for romulus that I've seen before include "Legendary founder of Rome" , "Twin brother of Remus" , "In legend, one of the founders of Rome" , "Twin founder of city" , "City developer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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