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Rubs less randomly in city (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brussels

'city' is the definition.
(Brussels is an example)

'rubs less randomly' is the wordplay.
'randomly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'roaming randomly' mean this).
'rubs'+'less'='rubsless'
'rubsless' with letters rearranged gives 'BRUSSELS'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for brussels that I've seen before include "European Commission HQ" , "Belgian capital" , "Seat of the European Commission" , "Capital of Belgium" , "Release pent-up energy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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