The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 7 letter word ALICE SPRINGS
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More clues leading to the result ALICE SPRINGS
- Type of band originates somewhere in mid-Australia
- Start up suddenly after vermin appearing in a South Australian city
- Girl's crossing bound for a town in Australia
- Name associated with band at Wells, a remote community
- Special mobile phones somewhere in Oz
- Insects break forth inside while somewhere in Australia
- Rebuild special arenas in desert city
- Special ground encircles Bruce and Sheila’s place?
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The straight part
We know that "Australian city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case australian city = alice springs.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.