Guy backing fighter where he had a thrilling fight? (6)
I believe the answer is:
manila
'where he had a thrilling fight?' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'guy backing fighter' is the wordplay.
'guy' becomes 'man' (guy can informally mean a man).
'backing' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'fighter' becomes 'Ali' (boxer Muhammad Ali).
'ali' backwards is 'ila'.
'man'+'ila'='MANILA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for manila that I've seen before include "Nail Ma up with strong paper" , "Island capital" , "Animal found in Philippines" , "Adulterated, tainted" , "Strong brown paper originally made from hemp" .)