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Wartime boffin abandons grand Italian location (5)

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turin

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'italian location' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for turin that I've seen before include "City abroad" , "City of north Italy" , "Italian city with sacred Christian Shroud" , "Industrial city of Piedmont" , "foreign city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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