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Lambada is performed in capital (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

islamabad

'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Pakistan)

'lambada is performed' is the wordplay.
'performed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lambada'+'is'='lambadais'
'lambadais' anagrammed gives 'ISLAMABAD'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for islamabad that I've seen before include "Pakistan's capital" , "Asian city" , "Capital of Pakistan" , "city of Pakistan?" , "capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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