South Californian city and US naval base (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

san diego

(Other definitions for san diego that I've seen before include "Pacific port" , "Californian port" , "Californian resort" , "City of S. California" , "US city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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