Former spelling of West Bengal's capital (8)

I believe the answer is:

calcutta

(Other definitions for calcutta that I've seen before include "Large city in India" , "Former name for Kolkata" , "Former capital of India" , "Indian city where Mother Teresa worked" , "Indian port" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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