28 across
Close,
as
Mexican
dog
in
East
London?
(7)
Close, as Mexican dog in East London? (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Close, meaning stuffy or lacking fresh air. Your Mexican Hairless dog gives you HAIRLESS, and then "in East London" is a nod to the cockney habit of dropping the initial H — so H-AIRLESS becomes AIRLESS.