Hard leaving small community for capital (5)

I believe the answer is:

paris

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'capital' is the definition.
(Paris is the capital of France)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for paris that I've seen before include "City on the Seine" , "Helen's abductor" , "Capital of France" , "Prince who abducted Helen, starting a long war (see 8)" , "Arc de Triomphe city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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