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Important old city gent (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urgent

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

'old city gent' is the wordplay.
'old city' becomes 'ur' (ancient city state).
'ur'+'gent'='URGENT'

(Other definitions for urgent that I've seen before include "To be done asap" , "Of immediate importance" , "Pressing, immediate" , "Pressing, important" , "Requiring immediate action" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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