The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHENNAI
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H
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N
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I
More clues leading to the result CHENNAI
- European notes tucking into tea in Indian city
- Letter in Greek about Queen backing city
- Constant hair dye one’s seen in Asian city
- Shade found in middle of precinct somewhere in 23
- Greek character holding princess up in Indian city
- One can struggle without chicken in city
- City in northeastern china damaged
- City where penne is trimmed, dipped in tea
- Point about tea outside Indian city
- Revolutionary not available in Northern Ireland city
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case city = chennai.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.