Industrial city in northern Italy (5)

I believe the answer is:

milan

(Other definitions for milan that I've seen before include "town" , "Italian city with La Scala opera house" , "N. Italian city" , "Capital of Lombardy" , "Northern Italian city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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