Washington or Cleveland, for example (4)
I believe the answer is:
city
This clue is a double definition.
'washington' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'cleveland for example' is the second definition.
(I know that Cleveland is a city)
(Other definitions for city that I've seen before include "Urban settlement" , "Urban centre" , "Coventry, say" , "See 2" , "See 10" .)