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City I see returning after holiday (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tripoli

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

'i see returning after holiday' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'returning' is a reversal indicator.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'holiday' becomes 'trip' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'lo'='ilo'
'ilo' reversed gives 'oli'.
'oli' put after 'trip' is 'TRIPOLI'.

(Other definitions for tripoli that I've seen before include "Lebanese port" , "where there's been regime change" , "Libyan city" , "Port city of Lebanon" , "City in Libya - city in Lebanon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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