A bad actor has nothing to bring back from Nebraska (5)
I believe the answer is:
omaha
'nebraska' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'a bad actor has nothing to bring back' is the wordplay.
'bad actor' becomes 'ham' (a ham is someone who overacts).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (O resembles 0).
'to bring back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'a'+'ham'+'o'='ahamo'
'ahamo' written backwards gives 'OMAHA'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for omaha that I've seen before include "State [CITY!!!]" , "- - Beach (WWII)" , "This was old Indian territory" , "O, a ham found in US city on Missouri river" , "Cotton fabric used for curtains and upholstery" .)