Crossword Genius

City initially had an International Federation arena (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haifa

'city' is the definition.
(Haifa is an example)

'initially had an international federation arena' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'had an international federation arena' is 'HAIFA'.

(Other definitions for haifa that I've seen before include "Major port in northwestern Israel" , "Mediterranean port" , "Middle East city" , "Port of N. Israel" , "Seaport in Israel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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