It's around 6500 miles due west of Baja (8)

I believe the answer is:

shanghai

(Other definitions for shanghai that I've seen before include "China's largest city" , "Darts player might be pleased with this" , "How to impress a sailor" , "Large Chinese city" , "Abduct; Chinese port" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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