Crossword Genius

Duck on huge lake in city (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oslo

'city' is the definition.
(Norwegian city)

'duck on huge lake' is the wordplay.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'huge' becomes 'os' (abbreviation for outsize).
'lake' becomes 'L' (geographical abbreviation).
'os'+'l'='osl'
'o' after 'osl' is 'OSLO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for oslo that I've seen before include "Nordic city" , "European capital city (found in Czechoslovakia!)" , "Go solo to European capital" , "Nordic capital" , "Scandinavian capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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