Cliffhanger locale? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ledge
'cliffhanger locale?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ledge that I've seen before include "Ability to contain one's emotions" , "Sill" , "Narrow projecting shelf as from window" , "found halfway up a cliff?" , "Projecting shelf, horizontal projection" .)