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One's fortune, at present, is made in the city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lucknow

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'the city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one's fortune at present is' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'fortune' could be 'luck' (synonyms) and 'luck' is located in the answer.
'present' could be 'now' (both can mean the current period) and 'now' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'made in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lucknow that I've seen before include "Indian city, capital of Uttar Pradesh" , "having trouble in eighteen fifty seven" , "Indian metropolis" , "great relief" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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