Town north-east of Manchester (6)
I believe the answer is:
oldham
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">town north-east of manchester</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for oldham that I've seen before include "Town near Manchester" , "Town NE of Manchester, Churchill once its MP" , "Northern town" , "Town north-east of Manchester" , "Pennine town in Greater Manchester" .)