Major Southeast Asian financial hub (9)

I believe the answer is:

singapore

(Other definitions for singapore that I've seen before include "Foreign capital" , "SE Asia island state" , "Asian country, capital and mega-port" , "part of Asia" , "Small country of southeast Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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