One of three South African capitals (8)

I believe the answer is:

pretoria

(Other definitions for pretoria that I've seen before include "Pirate or a South African city, strangely" , "A ripe rot in S. Africa" , "Capital city" , "Executive capital of South Africa" , "Administrative capital of South African" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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