The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TURIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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I
N
More clues leading to the result TURIN
- Revolution inspiring Italian leader somewhere in Italy
- Base for car makers — but not for mathematician
- City codebreaker briefly identified
- Persecuted boffin abandons grand Italian location
- City, one in grip of revolution
- Retire, having left new regional capital
- Capturing part of the city
- Ditching North, retire to Piedmont location
- Track back visiting European city
- Shot across centre of Irish city
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The straight part
We know that "city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case city = turin.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.