Upcoming noir showcasing quiet northern city (5)
I believe the answer is:
ripon
'city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'upcoming noir showcasing quiet northern' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'quiet' could be 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet) and 'p' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'noir' is 'rion' which is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ripon that I've seen before include "N. Yorks city" , "Town in N. Yorkshire" , "Yorkshire city with cathedral and racecourse" , "see" , "northern town" .)