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A place in Italy for the locals - it is around Calabrian capital with a fragrant disposition (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aromatic

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'a place in italy for the locals' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'it is around calabrian capital with a fragrant disposition' is the wordplay.
'is around' is a reversal indicator.
'capital' suggests taking the first letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a fragrant disposition' becomes 'aroma' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'calabrian' is 'c'.
'it' reversed gives 'ti'.
'ti'+'c'='tic'
'tic' put after 'aroma' is 'AROMATIC'.

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(Other definitions for aromatic that I've seen before include "Actor am I with nice smell" , "Pleasant smelling" , "with a nice bouquet" , "Having fragrance (of herb)" , "with fragrant quality" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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