The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word TEL AVIV
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TEL AVIV
- Clean up the fourth Mediterranean city
- Sex serving man going around Mediterranean city
- Test authorised on reflection here in Israel
- A live TV broadcast from a city on the Mediterranean coast
- Before four, servant returns in Mediterranean city
- A live broadcast carried by television in Mediterranean city
- Return of oral rent in big city
- Part of telephone viva is scrambled for place in the Levant
- Revolutionary manservant hides editor in the capital
- Servant returns at five, leaving sides behind in city
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "here in Israel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case here in israel = tel aviv.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.