Crossword Genius

Man around one Ukrainian city (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kiev

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

'man around one' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'kev' (short for Kevin).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'kev' placed around 'i' is 'KIEV'.

(Other definitions for kiev that I've seen before include "Ukrainian capital" , "FC Dynamo/chicken ___" , "Ukraine's capital - way of cooking chicken" , "Ukraine's largest city" , "place in eastern Europe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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