Italian native unexpectedly touring Tyneside (8)
I believe the answer is:
venetian
'italian' is the definition.
(Venetian is an example)
'native unexpectedly touring tyneside' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'touring' is an insertion indicator (touring can mean going round).
'tyneside' becomes 'ne' (region in North East of England).
'native' anagrammed gives 'vetian'.
'vetian' enclosing 'ne' is 'VENETIAN'.
(Other definitions for venetian that I've seen before include "Like gondolas and blinds, say" , "Of a city of canals" , "Citizen of Italy's water city" , "-- blind; -- red; -- window" , "One like Marco Polo" .)