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Drinker's comeuppance having to abandon grand city (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hanover

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'city' is the definition.
(I know that Hanover is a city)

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(Other definitions for hanover that I've seen before include "British royal house, 1714 to 1901" , "German town, and royal house" , "British dynasty" , "Royal house from 1727" , "9 [HOUSE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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