Monumental catastrophe engulfs city in Chile (5)

I believe the answer is:

talca

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'city in chile' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'monumental catastrophe engulfs' is the wordplay.
'engulfs' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TALCA' can be found hidden inside 'monumental catastrophe'.

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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