Hasten into the city! (6)

I believe the answer is:

athens

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'the city' is the definition.
(Athens is an example)

'hasten' is the wordplay.
'hasten' anagrams to 'ATHENS'.
Though, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'into' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Two thousand and four Olympics city" , "EU capital" , "city in Greece" , "Hasten to Greek city" , "Hasten to Greece" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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