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Where I left a chap out (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

milan

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'where' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'i left a chap out' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'a chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'i'+'l'='il'
'il' put inside 'man' is 'MILAN'.

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(Other definitions for milan that I've seen before include "Doorstep deliverer" , "N. Italian city" , "Italian industrial city" , "town" , "European city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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