The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MINSK
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result MINSK
- Capital made out of son being unethically dressed?
- Capital made of short time with King
- Capital from stock drained after short time
- City where furry animals have their tails up!
- Fur-clad Soviet leader in capital city
- City’s furs had earlier success
- Slum in Skopje’s inner city
- Son dressed in fur in East European capital
- Carnivore eats last eggs at European capital
- Skim happily around new capital
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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 = minsk.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.