Cumbrian city (8)
I believe the answer is:
carlisle
'cumbrian city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for carlisle that I've seen before include "Cumbrian city where Royalists surrendered in 1645" , "Administrative centre of Cumbria" , "See" , "City in Cumbria" , "cathedral city" .)