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Where one will find Qataris party hard: answer _____ (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doha

'where one will find qataris' is the definition.
(Doha is the capital of Qatar)

'party hard answer' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'do'+'h'+'a'='DOHA'

(Other definitions for doha that I've seen before include "Capital of Qatar" , "Trade round" , "Gulf resort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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