The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAMPA
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More clues leading to the result TAMPA
- Pack round a US city
- Maiden seen in bar with a port
- Monkey caught in an American city
- OAP mate turned up naked in Florida resort
- A politician tucking into half-done taco and port
- In Florida resort to work corruptly for auditor
- Tinker reported in US city
- US city circulated some cheap material
- Cheers when a politician enters US city
- Cap on the old man in American city
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The straight part
We know that "Florida resort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case florida resort = tampa.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.