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Natasha and Kenneth briefly tango in Asian capital (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tashkent

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'asian capital' is the definition.
(capital of Uzbekistan)

'natasha and kenneth briefly tango' is the wordplay.
'natasha' becomes 'tash' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'kenneth briefly' becomes 'ken' (short for Kenneth; 'briefly' asks for an abbreviation).
'tango' becomes 'T' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'tash'+'ken'+'t'='TASHKENT'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tashkent that I've seen before include "Capital in central Asia" , "Central Asian capital" , "somewhere in Asia" , "Uzbek city on the old Silk Road" , "Capital of Uzbekistan" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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