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Manchester footballers not united? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

city

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'manchester' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for city that I've seen before include "eg New York" , "Town with cathedral" , "Manchester, e.g." , "Urban centre" , "Coventry, say" .)

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