What does the cryptic crossword clue "City welcoming a number being celebrated today? Grand! (4)" mean?

The definition is "Grand!". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). PI (synonym="the number being celebrated today – and theme of the puzzle") in EC (synonym="city") = EPIC; definition: "Grand!" The answer is EPIC.

City welcoming a number being celebrated today? Grand! (4)

Independent Cryptic #11990 | 16 Down | 2025-03-14 flower

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