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One cultural association mostly in credit in The Big Smoke (5)

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cigar

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(Other definitions for cigar that I've seen before include "Rolled tobacco leaf for smoking" , "Havana, say" , "Havana, for example" , "Corona, eg" , "Cylinder of tobacco" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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