Roman couple stopping close to a classical region (5)
I believe the answer is:
ionia
'region' is the definition.
(Ionia is an example)
'roman couple stopping close to a classical' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'close' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is present in the answer.
'couple' could be 'ii' (Roman numeral for two) and 'ii' is found in the leftover letters.
'a' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ionia that I've seen before include "part of Asia Minor" , "ancient region of Eastern Mediterranean" , "Ancient area" , "where Greeks settled" , "Aegean region which gives its name to the adjacent sea" .)