Bears circling outskirts of remote west Scottish town (2,7)
I believe the answer is:
st andrews
'scottish town' is the definition.
'bears circling outskirts of remote west' is the wordplay.
'bears' becomes 'stands' ('stand' can be a synonym of 'bear'**).
'circling' means one lot of letters goes inside another (circling can mean going around or containing).
'outskirts of' suggests removing the centre.
'west' becomes 'w' ('W' can be a synonym of 'west').
'remote' with its middle taken out is 're'.
're'+'w'='rew'
'stands' placed around 'rew' is 'ST ANDREWS'.
(Other definitions for st andrews that I've seen before include "Famous golf course in Scotland, named after patron saint" , "town with notable links" , "Midlands ground" , "The home of golf in Scotland" , "University" .)