The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KIEV
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result KIEV
- Capital that is sunk in key venture at first
- City that is against supporting King
- Chicken dish one devoured by man made homeless?
- Capital in Helsinki, evidently
- Capital where king is evidently venerated, initially
- City move I keenly backed, after downsizing
- Closure of bank that is opposed to capital
- Kevin shortly consuming one chicken dish
- Capital that is outwardly grand. Very
- Short man touring India finds chicken dish
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The straight part
We know that "chicken dish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chicken dish = kiev.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.
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