Lot missing from anti-novel from European capital (6)

I believe the answer is:

vienna

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'european capital' is the definition.
(capital of Austria)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for vienna that I've seen before include "On the Danube, it was home to many great composers" , "Capital city on the Danube" , "Austrian capital" , "somewhere in Austria" , "Austrian city of the waltz" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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