The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PERTH
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
P
E
R
T
H
More clues leading to the result PERTH
- Forward Hearts found in Scottish city
- City forward going to hospital
- City partly responsible for zipper thongs
- Cheeky husband in 8s 6
- Scottish town with bold hearts
- Forward with introduction of haggis in Scottish city
- Australian city, bold and hard
- Through this, is banished somewhere in Australia
- A hot time in this town
- Cheeky youth’s back in Scottish city
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