Devoid of all direction, a rickshaw crashed in Asian city (7)

I believe the answer is:

karachi

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'asian city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for karachi that I've seen before include "Capital of Pakistan, 1947-59" , "Asian city" , "Pakistan's most populous city" , "Major city of Pakistan" , "Pakistani city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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