Territory nearly surrounded by Haryana (5)

I believe the answer is:

delhi

(Other definitions for delhi that I've seen before include "Capital at one time" , "Asian city" , "Indian capital city" , "Indian state" , "Capital of India" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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