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Perhaps economic capital to be procured first month after an offer... (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abidjan

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'perhaps economic capital to be procured first' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'month after an offer' is the wordplay.
'month' becomes 'jan' (Jan is short for January).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'offer' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of offer).
'a'+'bid'='abid'
'jan' after 'abid' is 'ABIDJAN'.

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(Other definitions for abidjan that I've seen before include "old capital" , "African port" , "Ivory Coast city" , "Ivory Coast port" , "Former capital of Ivory Coast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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