City east of Phoenix (4)

I believe the answer is:

mesa

'city east of phoenix' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for mesa that I've seen before include "In the USA, a steep-sided flat-topped hill" , "Flat tableland with steep sides" , "Isolated flat-topped hill" , "US steep-sided tableland" , "Flat-topped tableland" .)

I've seen this clue in the Jonesin', the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Universal.

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