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Harry demonises US city (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

des moines

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'us city' is the definition.
'Des Moines' can be an answer for 'city' (Des Moines is an example). I am not certain of the 'us' bit.

'harry demonises' is the wordplay.
'harry' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'demonises' is an anagram of 'DES MOINES'.

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(Other definitions for des moines that I've seen before include "Iowa's capital? Yes" , "State capital of Iowa" , "city on the plains" , "Largest city of Iowa" , "capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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