Distinction of Nevadan city when unoccupied (6)

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">distinction</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that distinction can be written as renown)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">nevadan city when unoccupied</span>' is the wordplay.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">nevadan city</span>' becomes '<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">Reno</span>' <span class="explanation-format__explanation">(city in Nevada)</span>.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">unoccupied</span>' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) <span class="explanation-format__explanation">(remove the inside letters which occupy the word)</span>.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original"><span class="explanation-format__em">w</span>he<span class="explanation-format__em">n</span></span>' with its middle removed is '<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">wn</span>'.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">reno</span>'+'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">wn</span>'='<span class="explanation-format__answer">RENOWN</span>'<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">of</span>' acts as a link.<br/ ></span>