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City to inhabit in America? On the contrary (7)

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I believe the answer is:

seattle

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

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(Other definitions for seattle that I've seen before include "somewhere in Washington" , "Port of north-west USA" , "coastal city" , "city in north-west America" , "major US port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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