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City in Afghanistan bulldozed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

istanbul

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

'in afghanistan bulldozed' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ISTANBUL' is hidden in the letters of 'afghanistan bulldozed'.

(Other definitions for istanbul that I've seen before include "Former capital of Turkey, once Constantinople" , "Take the Latin bus out to Turkey" , "Modern name of Constantinople" , "City formerly known as Constantinople" , "City in both Europe and Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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