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Thereafter car company fails to get foreign capital (5)

Ross

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sofia

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'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Bulgaria)

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(Other definitions for sofia that I've seen before include "capital place" , "Balkan capital" , "Bulgarian capital" , "capital city" , "Foreign city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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