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PM's predecessor with chap in Middle East capital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amman

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'middle east capital' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pm's predecessor with chap' is the wordplay.
'pm's predecessor' becomes 'am' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'am'+'man'='AMMAN'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for amman that I've seen before include "City of Jordan" , "Jordanian capital" , "Jordan's capital" , "A capital f-fellow in Jordan?" , "Asian capital" .)

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