___-Novo, capital of Benin (5)

I believe the answer is:

porto

(Other definitions for porto that I've seen before include "City on the Douro estuary" , "champion of Europe" , "Portuguese wine city on the Douro" , "City in NW Portugal (Portuguese spelling)" , "City port of Portugal" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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