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Quote line about a Duke in fortress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

citadel

'fortress' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'quote line about a duke' is the wordplay.
'quote' becomes 'cite' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote'**).
'line' becomes 'l'.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'duke' becomes 'd'.
'cite'+'l'='citel'
'a'+'d'='ad'
'citel' placed around 'ad' is 'CITADEL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for citadel that I've seen before include "secure place" , "place of refuge" , "Urban fortress" , "Urban stronghold - dialect (anag)" , "Stronghold (of the Salvation Army?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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