Just outside a city (8)

I believe the answer is:

suburban

(Other definitions for suburban that I've seen before include "In the outlying city" , "Relating to outer city areas" , "Relating to the outskirts of a town" , "Residential district on a city's outskirts" , "Provincial" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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