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Man
stopping
agitated
suspect
leaving
court
in
ancient
city
(7)
Man stopping agitated suspect leaving court in ancient city (7)
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How the clue works
The definition is ancient city, referring to Ephesus in present-day Turkey. The wordplay starts with "suspect" which, after removing "ct" (abbreviation for "court", indicated by "leaving court"), gives us the letters S, U, S, P, E. These are anagrammed (indicated by "agitated") to form EPSUS. Then HE (a pronoun for "man") is placed inside ("stopping") that result: EP + HE + SUS, giving EPHESUS.