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A Caledonian place? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascot

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'place?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'a caledonian' is the wordplay.
'caledonian' becomes 'Scot' (Caledonia was the Latin name for Scotland).
'a'+'scot'='ASCOT'

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(Other definitions for ascot that I've seen before include "Berkshire racecourse - coast (anag)" , "Tie round the neck" , "English horse racing venue on coast" , "Racecourse with royal associations" , "Racecourse, home to the Gold Cup since 1807" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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