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Where Americans pay bills around mid-May (7)

Ross

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seattle

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'where americans pay bills around mid-may' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for seattle that I've seen before include "US Pacific port" , "U S west coast city" , "? American seaport" , "Sleepless in --, film" , "American city" .)

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