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Dialect around the Kremlin? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

citadel

'the kremlin?' is the definition.
(kremlin is a kind of citadel)

'dialect around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dialect' with letters rearranged gives 'CITADEL'.

(Other definitions for citadel that I've seen before include "Fort, fastness" , "Urban fortress" , "Stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle" , "place of refuge" , "Keep - castle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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