Villain coming from South American capital, eastern half (4)

I believe the answer is:

iago

(Other definitions for iago that I've seen before include "Othello's Ancient" , "stage villain" , "Othello's enemy" , "villain in play" , "Ancient role" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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