Steer it into Italian port (7)

I believe the answer is:

trieste

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'italian port' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'steer it' is the wordplay.
'steer it' anagrams to 'TRIESTE'.
But, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'into' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for trieste that I've seen before include "somewhere in Italy" , "Italian city, James Joyce's 13" , "NE Italy port" , "One would have found a testier James Joyce there" , "European city" .)

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

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