Count wants to know where you live, for instance (6)

I believe the answer is:

census

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'count' is the definition.
(censusing is a kind of counting)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for census that I've seen before include "Head count" , "Periodical population count" , "People count" , "Official body count?" , "Official survey" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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