Enclosed area (8)
(Other definitions for compound that I've seen before include "Kind of interest accumulating on capital plus interest" , "Chemical substance; enclosed space" , "Exacerbate; pen" , "fenced area in prison" , "See 10" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">enclosed area</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for precinct that I've seen before include "Town shopping area" , "Enclosed space around a building" , "Ward" , "District of authority" , "Enclosed area round, eg, a cathedral" .)