Give a poor actor a ring back in US (5)
I believe the answer is:
omaha
'us' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'give a poor actor a ring back' is the wordplay.
'give' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'poor actor' becomes 'ham' (ham can mean a bad or over-the-top actor).
'a ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'a'+'ham'='aham'
'aham'+'o' is 'ahamo'.
'ahamo' reversed gives 'OMAHA'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for omaha that I've seen before include "place in Nebraska" , "American-Indians" , "American Indian" , "- - Beach (WWII)" , "Nebraska's largest city" .)