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Hasten around to the capital (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athens

'the capital' is the definition.
(capital of Greece)

'hasten around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'hasten' with letters rearranged gives 'ATHENS'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "City of the Parthenon" , "European capital city" , "Capital of Greece" , "Hasten (anag) -- capital city" , "Hen sat down in the city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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