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AXA Ireland out of place in Egypt (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alexandria

'in egypt' is the definition.
('Alexandria' is part of 'egypt')

'axa ireland out of place' is the wordplay.
'out of place' is an anagram indicator.
'axa'+'ireland'='axaireland'
'axaireland' anagrammed gives 'ALEXANDRIA'.

(Other definitions for alexandria that I've seen before include "Egyptian Mediterranean port" , "Egyptian city" , "Chief port of Egypt" .)

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