Egyptian capital (5)
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I believe the answer is:
cairo
'egyptian capital' is the definition.
(capital of Egypt)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for cairo that I've seen before include "Capital of Egypt" , "African city" , "Port upstream from the Nile delta" , "Egyptian capital" , "City near the Nile delta" .)