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Less impressive moment in Italian city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palermo

'italian city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'less impressive moment' is the wordplay.
'less impressive' becomes 'paler'.
'moment' becomes 'mo' (slang abbreviation. e.g. 'just a mo').
'paler'+'mo'='PALERMO'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for palermo that I've seen before include "Capital city of Sicily" , "Sicilian capital" , "Chief city of Sicily" , "Main city of Sicily" , "Chief port of Sicily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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