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A saloon fracas somewhere up North (6)

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I believe the answer is:

barrow

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'somewhere up north' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'a saloon fracas' is the wordplay.
'a saloon' becomes 'bar' (saloon is a type of bar).
'fracas' becomes 'row' (I've seen this in another clue).
'bar'+'row'='BARROW'

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(Other definitions for barrow that I've seen before include "where items are sold" , "One-wheeled handcart" , "Cart for one of the three sisters" , "such as street-trader might have?" , "Cumbrian town" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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