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Tried to, working in Motown (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detroit

'motown' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'tried to working' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'tried'+'to'='triedto'
'triedto' is an anagram of 'DETROIT'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for detroit that I've seen before include "US city associated with automobile production" , "Origin of Motown" , "Motown, Mich." , "US motor city" , "Michigan car city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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