22 across
Goes
off
round
centre
of
Damascus
and
swelters
(6)
Goes off round centre of Damascus and swelters (6)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Swelters is the definition. Take ROTS (goes off) and put it around AS, the centre of Dam-AS-cus, to get ROASTS.