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City redesigned as then (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athens

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

'redesigned as then' is the wordplay.
'redesigned' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'then'='asthen'
'asthen' with letters rearranged gives 'ATHENS'.

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Hasten (anag) -- capital city" , "European capital city" , "6 capital" , "City of the Parthenon" , "Capital of Greece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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