Windy City cutely elegant in the past (7)
I believe the answer is:
chicago
'windy city' is the definition.
(Chicago is nicknamed the Windy City)
'cutely elegant in the past' is the wordplay.
'cutely elegant' becomes 'chic' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'cutely' bit.).
'in the past' becomes 'ago' (synonyms).
'chic'+'ago'='CHICAGO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chicago that I've seen before include "Port on Lake Michigan" , "Musical (in Illinois?)" , "Type of bridge" , "City on Lake Michigan" , "US city - musical featuring All That Jazz" .)