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Monkey caught in an American city (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tampa

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'american city' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for tampa that I've seen before include "US town" , "City in Florida" , "Port of western Florida" , "stateside destination" , "Resort in W. Florida" .)

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