Crossword Genius

Look into business making capital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cairo

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

'look into business' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'air' (something might have a certain air or look).
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'air' placed inside 'co' is 'CAIRO'.

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cairo that I've seen before include "Capital of Egypt" , "Al Qahira" , "City near the Nile delta" , "Capital city on the Nile" , "African city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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