Area with sign about double parking in Syrian city? (6)
I believe the answer is:
aleppo
'syrian city?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'area with sign about double parking' is the wordplay.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'with sign' becomes 'leo' (star sign. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'double' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'p' doubled is 'pp'.
'leo' enclosing 'pp' is 'leppo'.
'a'+'leppo'='ALEPPO'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aleppo that I've seen before include "City in Syria - lop ape (anag)" , "Largest city in Syria before the massive damage of the civil war" , "Foreign city" , "War-torn city of Syria" , "Ancient city, in Syria" .)