The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CAIRO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CAIRO
- One in vehicle going to old African city
- Nothing for Poles in Australian city or Egyptian one
- Capital in company affected by inflation?
- Atmosphere in firm in the capital
- Appearance in county’s principal city
- City starts to construct an international relations office
- Atmosphere within company is capital
- Unfinished heap of stones round major Egyptian site
- Constant atmosphere round capital
- Capital state openly invested in company
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