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Sailor briefly in middle of spacious Corsican location (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ajaccio

'corsican location' is the definition.
(capital of Corsica)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for ajaccio that I've seen before include "Corsican town, Napoleon's birthplace" , "Corsica seaport and capital city" , "Corsican city" , "Corsican capital" , "island capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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