Deviant dramas in India (6)

I believe the answer is:

madras

'in india' is the definition.
(I know that Madras has the located in the administrative territorial entity British Raj)

'deviant dramas' is the wordplay.
'deviant' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dramas' anagrammed gives 'MADRAS'.

(Other definitions for madras that I've seen before include "Material" , "Former name of Indian city and state" , "place in Tamil Nadu" , "Tamil Nadu capital; a hottish curry" , "Capital city" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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