Husband goes berserk on ecstasy in Asian capital (8)
I believe the answer is:
dushanbe
'asian capital' is the definition.
(capital of Tajikistan)
'husband goes berserk on ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'goes berserk' is an anagram indicator.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ecstasy' becomes 'E' (informal term for the drug).
'husband' with letters rearranged gives 'dushanb'.
'dushanb'+'e'='DUSHANBE'
'in' is the link.
(Another definition for dushanbe that I've seen is " Capital city".)
I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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