Rana, born perhaps in a city in SE Michigan (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

ann arbor

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'city in se michigan' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'rana born perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rana'+'born'='ranaborn'
'ranaborn' with letters rearranged gives 'ANN ARBOR'.

'in a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ann arbor that I've seen before include "Michigan state university town" , "Michigan university city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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