The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SALERNO
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SALERNO
- Cook learns nothing in Italian city
- New Orleans, a seaport
- Demand navy to attend old Italian port
- Italian city market – northwards near roundabout?
- Real upset on Troon’s last in very good battle
- Drink in outskirts of Srinagar, certainly not an Italian port
- Port auction: no bottles right?
- New Orleans is in Italy!
- Learns about love somewhere in Italy
- New Orleans is a town
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