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Lied when running out of capital (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new delhi

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

'lied when running' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator (the letters run around to different places).
'lied'+'when'='liedwhen'
'liedwhen' with letters rearranged gives 'NEW DELHI'.

'out of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for new delhi that I've seen before include "somewhere in Asia" , "It's novel in India" , "foreign city" , "Lutyens' design" , "Indian capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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