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Smart work outside a US city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chicago

'us city' is the definition.
(Chicago is a US city)

'smart work outside a' is the wordplay.
'smart' becomes 'chic' (both can mean stylish).
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'outside' is an insertion indicator (some letters go outside others).
'chic'+'go'='chicgo'
'chicgo' enclosing 'a' is 'CHICAGO'.

(Other definitions for chicago that I've seen before include "Illinois port" , "1970s' John Kander/Fred Ebb musical" , "Windy City of USA" , "Type of bridge" , "City on Lake Michigan" .)

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