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Capital of Syria (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damascus

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">capital of syria</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for damascus that I've seen before include "Pauline conversion on the road to here" , "Capital of Syria" , "St Paul was converted on the road to this Syrian city" , "ancient city" , "Middle East capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Mirror, The Sunday Times, the King Feature Syndicate and The Telegraph.
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