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Step round city's grand building (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palace

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

'step round city's' is the wordplay.
'step' becomes 'pace' ('pace' can be a synonym of 'step').
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'city' becomes 'la' (Los Angeles).
'pace' enclosing 'la' is 'PALACE'.

(Other definitions for palace that I've seen before include "Royal building" , "Royal dwelling" , "Head of state's residence" , "Regal mansion" , "Splendid house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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