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Got it. That works. I was using Yoast Premium Redirect tools.

RewriteRule ^(.)urban-living(.)$ yoursite.com/$1urban$2 [R=301,L]   the "yoursite.com/" wasn't necessary.

This did the trick. RewriteRule ^(.)urban-living(.)$ /$1urban$2 [R=301,L]

Thanks!