The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HANOI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result HANOI
- Chinese switch positions in capital
- Greeting with a number being hugged in foreigncapital
- In this year one receives no capital
- Hotel on island raised capital out East
- Island hotel put up capital
- Afghan oilfield yielding capital
- City giving Hearts a goalkeeper?
- Reversal for monastic centre following end of faith in Asian capital
- Have noises reduced by half in this city?
- A number trapped by hail in foreign capital
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