Atlas Mountains locale (7)
I believe the answer is:
algeria
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">atlas mountains locale</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for algeria that I've seen before include "republic in Africa" , "N. African state" , "N. African country" , "It lies between Morocco and Tunisia" , "North African country" .)