Locus (8)
I believe the answer is:
position
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">locus</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for position that I've seen before include "Attitude, job" , "Spot" , "Job; point of view" , "Place - standing" , "Place or perspective" .)