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Setback for West African, confusing endings of verb in East African capital (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nairobi

'east african capital' is the definition.
(capital of Kenya)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for nairobi that I've seen before include "East African capital" , "City of Kenya" , "Flat round object" , "Foreign capital" , "Kenya's capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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