Ancient Greek city on the Bosphorus; site of present-day Istanbul (9)
I believe the answer is:
byzantium
(Other definitions for byzantium that I've seen before include "Ancient city on the Sea of Marmara" , "Old name for Istanbul" , "Ancient Istanbul" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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