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Demanding hotel in capital (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tallinn

'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Estonia)

'demanding hotel' is the wordplay.
'demanding' becomes 'tall' (as in a 'tall order').
'hotel' becomes 'inn' (inn is a kind of hotel).
'tall'+'inn'='TALLINN'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for tallinn that I've seen before include "Capital on the Gulf of Finland" , "European capital" , "Estonian city" , "Capital of Estonia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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