County of northern England from 1974 to 1996 (9)

I believe the answer is:

cleveland

(Other definitions for cleveland that I've seen before include "former President" , "ex-President" , "Democrat leader once" , "US city" , "US President?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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