Largest city in the US state of Maryland (9)

I believe the answer is:

baltimore

(Other definitions for baltimore that I've seen before include "Port on Chesapeake Bay" , "City north-east of Washington DC" , "US city" , "Largest city of Maryland, USA" , "City of north Maryland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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