City of northern Italy, with a university established in 1222 (5)

I believe the answer is:

padua

(Other definitions for padua that I've seen before include "Italian city of St Anthony" , "City in northeast Italy" , "North-eastern Italian city" , "Italian city near Venice" , "City of N. Italy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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