Drink fizzy pop in strife-torn location (6)

I believe the answer is:

aleppo

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'location' is the definition.
(Aleppo is an example)

'drink fizzy pop in' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'fizzy' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pop' with letters rearranged gives 'ppo'.
'ale' inserted inside 'ppo' is 'ALEPPO'.

'strife-torn' is the link.
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(Other definitions for aleppo that I've seen before include "Foreign city" , "Ancient city, in Syria" , "Lap Poe around the Syrian city" , "City in Syria - lop ape (anag)" , "War-torn city of Syria" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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