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English stories about crime location in Hamlet (8)

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elsinore

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'location in hamlet' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'english stories about crime' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation as in OED).
'stories' becomes 'lore' (lore can mean a body of traditions or learning).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'crime' becomes 'sin'.
'lore' going around 'sin' is 'lsinore'.
'e'+'lsinore'='ELSINORE'

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(Other definitions for elsinore that I've seen before include "haunted castle?" , "Zealand port" , "Hamlet's place" , "Castle in Hamlet" , "setting for play" .)

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