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Oriental part of Galashiels, possibly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lhasa

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'oriental part' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for lhasa that I've seen before include "Capital of Tibet" , "Group; stripe" , "foreign capital" , "Tibetan holy city" , "Tibetan capital" .)

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