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In the past, central Athens (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

then

'in the past' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'central athens' is the wordplay.
'central' indicates the central letters.
The central letters of 'athens' are 'THEN'.

(Other definitions for then that I've seen before include "At that time; next" , "Afterwards - as a result" , "Consequently" , "Once upon a time" , "Subsequently - previously" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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