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I butt flipping soprano to get foreign capital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tunis

'foreign capital' is the definition.
(capital of Tunisia)

'i butt flipping soprano' is the wordplay.
'butt' becomes 'nut' (nut can mean to headbutt someone).
'flipping' is a reversal indicator.
'soprano' becomes 's' (musical abbreviation).
'i'+'nut'='inut'
'inut' in reverse letter order is 'tuni'.
'tuni'+'s'='TUNIS'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for tunis that I've seen before include "Carthage lies near this N. African city" , "Tom, Dick or Harry" , "Capital of a republic in north Africa" , "I stun (anag) - port and capital" , "North African port and capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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