Reinterpreted a man’s action in Californian city (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

santa monica

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'californian city' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'reinterpreted a man's action' is the wordplay.
'reinterpreted' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'mans'+'action'='amansaction'
'amansaction' is an anagram of 'SANTA MONICA'.

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(Other definitions for santa monica that I've seen before include "Beachfront city in Los Angeles county" , "city near LA" .)

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