The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ACCRA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ACCRA
- Discharge returned bill first, producing capital
- Part of circle about to retire in Ghanaian port
- Bow accountant raised capital abroad
- Account starts to concern Rwandan ambassador in African capital
- Some tarmac cracks in African city
- A cold crowd, mass leaving capital
- Bill’s new car. Capital!
- A country’s leader, shit, losing power – capital!
- African capital city running administration at outset?
- Kleptomaniac craftily concealing capital
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The straight part
We know that "capital abroad" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case capital abroad = accra.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.