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Italian dukes once ruled here, provided priest turned up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amalfi

'italian dukes once ruled here' is the definition.

'provided priest turned up' is the wordplay.
'provided' becomes 'if'.
'priest' becomes 'lama' (lama is a kind of priest).
'turned up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'if'+'lama'='iflama'
'iflama' back-to-front is 'AMALFI'.

(Other definitions for amalfi that I've seen before include "Italian resort on the Gulf of Sorrento" , "Italian holiday coast" , "Italian location" , "Resort in South Italy" , "Italian town on Gulf of Salerno" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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