Village where the lark ascends around midday (5)

I believe the answer is:

kraal

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'village' is the definition.
(kraal is a kind of village)

'the lark ascends around midday' is the wordplay.
'ascends' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'ascending' mean this).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'midday' becomes 'a' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lark' in reverse letter order is 'kral'.
'kral' enclosing 'a' is 'KRAAL'.

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for kraal that I've seen before include "Fenced settlement" , "Village of huts" , "Corral" , "African village enclosure" , "village in Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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