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The tanks destroyed Asian city (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tashkent

'asian city' is the definition.
(capital of Uzbekistan)

'the tanks destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'tanks'='thetanks'
'thetanks' anagrammed gives 'TASHKENT'.

(Other definitions for tashkent that I've seen before include "Capital in central Asia" , "Central Asian capital" , "Uzbek city on the old Silk Road" , "somewhere in Asia" , "Uzbek capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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