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Stay in central Lima in the same place as before (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibidem

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'the same place as before' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'stay in central lima' is the wordplay.
'stay' becomes 'bide' (biding is a kind of staying).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'central' indicates the central letters.
The central letters of 'lima' are 'im'.
'bide' inserted into 'im' is 'IBIDEM'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ibidem that I've seen before include "In the same place as previous reference" , "Dim I be! (anag)" , "In the same book or passage, often abbreviated" , "Abbreviation meaning in same book or passage" , "In the same place, used in referencing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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