Italian resort could be no resort (8)
I believe the answer is:
sorrento
'italian resort' is the definition.
'could be no resort' is the wordplay.
'could be' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'resort'='noresort'
'noresort' with letters rearranged gives 'SORRENTO'.
(Other definitions for sorrento that I've seen before include "site south of Naples" , "Resort on the Bay of Naples" , "City on the Gulf of Naples" , "Resort in Campania" , "Italian town on bay of Naples" .)