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Tanzanian port makes bold sadly to back America (3,2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dar es salaam

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

'makes bold sadly to back america' is the wordplay.
'makes bold' becomes 'dares' ('dare' can be a synonym of 'make bold').
'sadly' becomes 'alas' (I've seen this before).
'to back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'america' becomes 'am'.
'alas' back-to-front is 'sala'.
'dares'+'sala'+'am'='DAR ES SALAAM'

(Other definitions for dar es salaam that I've seen before include "Port on Zanzibar" , "The largest city in Tanzania" , "capital once" , "foreign port" , "Tanzanian city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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