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Split, Croatia's top port? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleft

'split' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'croatia's top port?' is the wordplay.
'top' says to take the initial letters.
'port?' becomes 'left' ('left' can be a synonym of 'port').
The first letter of 'croatia' is 'c'.
'c'+'left'='CLEFT'

(Other definitions for cleft that I've seen before include "Fissure; divided" , "Narrow gap" , "Split (as a stick)" , "Split, divided" , "Space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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