Italian birthplace of Paganini (5)
I believe the answer is:
genoa
'italian birthplace of paganini' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for genoa that I've seen before include "North Italian port" , "City of Italy" , "Italian city has no age, oddly" , "Italian city; sail" , "NW Italian sea port" .)