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I'm surprised by king in Irish city (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cork

'irish city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i'm surprised by king' is the wordplay.
'i'm surprised' becomes 'cor' (old-fashioned UK expression of shock or awe).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'cor'+'k'='CORK'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for cork that I've seen before include "One stops" , "Wine stopper" , "Buoyant bark" , "Irish seaport" , "Buoyant substance from a tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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