City guides, we hear (5)
I believe the answer is:
leeds
'city' is the definition.
(city in England)
'guides we hear' is the wordplay.
'guides' becomes 'leads' ('lead' can be a synonym of 'guide').
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'leads' is a homophone of 'LEEDS'.
(Other definitions for leeds that I've seen before include "British city and premier division football club" , "Industrial city of northern England" , "Yorkshire city - Kent castle" , "City of northern England - castle of southern England" , "Northern town" .)