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Dukakis terribly oily Pam! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olympia

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'dukakis' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'terribly oily pam' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'oily'+'pam'='oilypam'
'oilypam' with letters rearranged gives 'OLYMPIA'.

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(Other definitions for olympia that I've seen before include "Scene of ancient games" , "Grecian plain, Zeus's chief sanctuary" , "Plain - site of the original Games" , "plain in Greece" , "West London exhibition venue - Washington state capital" .)

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