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Hi! A dry production in an Arab city (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riyadh

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'an arab city' is the definition.
'riyadh' can be an answer for 'city' (capital of Saudi Arabia). I am not certain of the 'an arab' bit.

'hi a dry production' is the wordplay.
'production' is an anagram indicator.
'hi'+'a'+'dry'='hiadry'
'hiadry' with letters rearranged gives 'RIYADH'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for riyadh that I've seen before include "Arab capital" , "Middle Eastern venue" , "Saudi Arabian capital" , "Capital city of Saudi Arabia" , "Middle Eastern capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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