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City left standing after brigade’s evacuation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belgrade

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'city' is the definition.
(capital of Serbia)

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(Other definitions for belgrade that I've seen before include "Capital of former Yugoslavia" , "In foreign city" , "Serbian capital" , "Serbian city" , "Capital city on the Danube" .)

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