City club for one if female (7)

I believe the answer is:

cardiff

'city' is the definition.
(Cardiff is an example)

'club for one if female' is the wordplay.
'club for one' becomes 'card' (clubs is a playing card suit).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'card'+'if'+'f'='CARDIFF'

(Other definitions for cardiff that I've seen before include "Capital on the Taff" , "Capital of Wales" , "Place in Wales" , "Welsh city" , "Welsh capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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