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In this year one receives no capital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hanoi

'capital' is the definition.
(Hanoi is an example)

'in this year one receives no' is the wordplay.
'in this year' becomes 'ha' (abbreviation for hoc anno, 'this year' in Latin).
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'receives' is an insertion indicator.
'ha'+'i'='hai'
'hai' enclosing 'no' is 'HANOI'.

(Other definitions for hanoi that I've seen before include "capital out East" , "Capital city of Vietnam" , "foreign city" , "Vietnamese capital" , "Asian city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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