Capital of British Columbia (8)
I believe the answer is:
victoria
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">capital of british columbia</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for victoria that I've seen before include "Queen - lake -sponge" , "London Underground line represented in light blue" , "Queen, Australian state and plum" , "Monarch" , "London rail terminus" .)