Former name used for the Chinese capital (6)

I believe the answer is:

peking

(Other definitions for peking that I've seen before include "old Beijing" , "Chinese city formerly" , "Former name of China's capital" , "name for old city" , "Eastern capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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