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Oil supply on flow easily produces capital (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tripoli

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Libya)

'oil supply on flow easily' is the wordplay.
'supply' indicates an anagram (in a supple way).
'on' is an insertion indicator (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'flow easily' becomes 'trip' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'oil' with letters rearranged gives 'oli'.
'oli' enclosing 'trip' is 'TRIPOLI'.

'produces' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tripoli that I've seen before include "City in Libya - city in Lebanon" , "Place in Libya" , "Port city of Lebanon" , "where there's been regime change" , "Libyan city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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