Largest city in Syria before the massive damage of the civil war (6)
I believe the answer is:
aleppo
'largest city in syria before the massive damage of the civil war' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for aleppo that I've seen before include "Lap Poe around the Syrian city" , "City in Syria - lop ape (anag)" , "Largest city in Syria before the massive damage of the civil war" , "War-torn city of Syria" , "Ancient city, in Syria" .)