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Where, in Iberia, music can take root? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oporto

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'where in iberia music' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'can take root?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'take' could be 'r' (recipe is latin for take - r is abbreviation) and 'r' is found within the answer.
'can' could be 'pot' ('pot' can be a synonym of 'can') and 'pot' is present in the remaining letters.
The remaining letters 'oo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for oporto that I've seen before include "Iberian city" , "Portugal's second city" , "Second largest city in Portugal" , "European city" , "Portuguese wine city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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