City one missed when abroad (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

des moines

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'city' is the definition.
(Des Moines is an example)

'one missed when abroad' is the wordplay.
'one missed' anagrams to 'DES MOINES'.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for des moines that I've seen before include "city on the plains" , "Iowa's capital? Yes" , "State capital of Iowa" , "Iowa's largest city" , "capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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