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Port bow turned on changeable current (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accra

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'port' is the definition.
(capital of Ghana)

'bow turned on changeable current' is the wordplay.
'bow' becomes 'arc' (both can mean a curve).
'turned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'changeable current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current. I am not sure about the 'changeable' bit.).
'arc' backwards is 'cra'.
'cra' put after 'ac' is 'ACCRA'.

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(Other definitions for accra that I've seen before include "African city" , "Main city of Ghana" , "West Africa capital" , "Ghanaian capital" , "Ghana's capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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