The capital of Costa Rica (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

san jose

'the capital of costa rica' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for san jose that I've seen before include "California city - Costa Rica's capital" , "US city" , "Capital city of Costa Rica" , "Costa-Rican capital" , "American city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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