Lady in danger running past city (9)

I believe the answer is:

leningrad

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'past city' is the definition.
'leningrad' can be an answer for 'city' (Leningrad is an example). I am not certain of the 'past' bit.

'lady in danger running' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'l' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'running' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters run around to different places).
'in'+'danger'='indanger'
'indanger' with letters rearranged gives 'eningrad'.
'l'+'eningrad'='LENINGRAD'

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(Other definitions for leningrad that I've seen before include "St Petersburg some time ago" , "Soviet city now St Petersburg" , "St Petersburg, 1924-91" , "Soviet period name for St Petersburg" , "Former name of city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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