The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DALLAS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DALLAS
- Everyone in short dash for US city
- Sarah meeting boy, turning up in American city
- Everyone in rush to ditch hotel soap
- Everyone in rush to hide hotel soap
- Everyone breaking down upset, in US city
- Sad reflection about everything in Texas city
- Where Cowboys play pulses and notes
- Everyone’s inside in low spirits back in Texas
- US city depressed everyone coming in from the south
- As many as there are in sad disarray in the city
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The straight part
We know that "Where Cowboys" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where cowboys = dallas.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.