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Skinhead put fur on capital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minsk

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Belarus)

'skinhead put fur' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'skinhead' could be 's' (head letter of 'skin') and 's' is found within the answer.
'fur' could be 'mink' (mink is a kind of fur) and 'mink' is found within the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for minsk that I've seen before include "Russian city" , "Capital of Belarus" , "Capital of 15" , "capital city" , "E European capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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