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City rebellion time forgot (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rio

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'city' is the definition.
(Rio de Janeiro)

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(Other definitions for rio that I've seen before include "Manchester United player in South American city, in short?" , "Brazilian city and port" , "(Golfer) in the sand" , "old capital" , "- Ferdinand, footballer" .)

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