Lombardy's locale (5)
I believe the answer is:
italy
'lombardy's locale' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for italy that I've seen before include "South European country" , "Problematical (informal)" , "It was the core of the Roman Empire" , "Laity (anag.)" , "Land for strange laity" .)