Grabbed time to tour quiet Asian city (8)

I believe the answer is:

tashkent

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'asian city' is the definition.
(capital of Uzbekistan)

'grabbed time to tour quiet' is the wordplay.
'grabbed' becomes 'taken' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to tour' indicates putting letters inside (to tour can mean to go around).
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'taken'+'t'='takent'
'takent' placed around 'sh' is 'TASHKENT'.

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(Other definitions for tashkent that I've seen before include "Capital in central Asia" , "Uzbek city on the old Silk Road" , "somewhere in Asia" , "Capital of Uzbekistan" , "Uzbek capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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