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Hot and bothered at first in Dubai — moving, but not far! (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abu dhabi

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'not far' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'hot and bothered at first in dubai moving' is the wordplay.
'at first' suggests taking the first letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'moving' is an anagram indicator.
The first letters of 'hot and bothered' is 'hab'.
'dubai' anagrammed gives 'abudi'.
'hab' placed inside 'abudi' is 'ABU DHABI'.

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for abu dhabi that I've seen before include "Part of UAE" , "foreign land" , "Arab state" , "One of the United Arab Emirates" , "Asian capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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