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Record any number in Snake City (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bologna

'city' is the definition.
(city in Italy)

'record any number in snake' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'log' (logging is a kind of recording).
'any number' becomes 'n' (mathematical symbol for an unspecified number).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'snake' becomes 'boa' (boa constrictor, type of snake).
'log'+'n'='logn'
'logn' put into 'boa' is 'BOLOGNA'.

(Other definitions for bologna that I've seen before include "Capital of Emilia-Romagna" , "North Italian university city" , "Italian province" , "Italian city - smoked sausage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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