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In Medina, tales of birth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natal

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

'in medina tales' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'NATAL' is hidden in the letters of 'medina tales'.

(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "See 14" , "old province" , "dealing with delivery" , "somewhere in Africa" , "African area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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