World's largest metropolitan area by population (5)

I believe the answer is:

tokyo

(Other definitions for tokyo that I've seen before include "City once called Edo" , "Edo's modern name" , "Large Japanese city" , "Kyoto (anag)" , "Far Eastern capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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