A northern playing area (7)
I believe the answer is:
anfield
'a northern playing area' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'a northern playing area' is the wordplay.
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'playing area' becomes 'field' (synonyms).
'a'+'n'+'field'='ANFIELD'
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(Another definition for anfield that I've seen is " where game is played".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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