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Constellation and capital draw its odds (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

andromeda

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'constellation' is the definition.
(Andromeda is an example)

'and capital draw its odds' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
'capital' could be 'rome' (capital of Italy) and 'rome' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'adda' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for andromeda that I've seen before include "Once on the rocks" , "Adored man on constellation with great spiral nebula" , "she was given a starring role" , "Strangely, man adored the constellation" , "Female unfortunately attached to rock" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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