Crossword Genius

Oral examination permitted over in ME city

Ross

I believe the answer is:

telaviv

'me city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'oral examination permitted over' is the wordplay.
'oral examination' becomes 'viva' (I've seen this before).
'permitted' becomes 'let' (to let something happen is to permit it).
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'viva'+'let'='vivalet'
'vivalet' reversed gives 'TELAVIV'.

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for telaviv that I've seen is " city".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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