Capital of Sudan (8)
I believe the answer is:
khartoum
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">capital of sudan</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for khartoum that I've seen before include "General Gordon died at the siege of this African city" , "African capital" , "'Gordon woz 'ere'" , "Nile location" , "City at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile" .)