House laws went haywire here (3,5,5)

I believe the answer is:

new south wales

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'here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'house laws went haywire' is the wordplay.
'haywire' indicates anagramming the letters.
'house'+'laws'+'went'='houselawswent'
'houselawswent' is an anagram of 'NEW SOUTH WALES'.

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(Other definitions for new south wales that I've seen before include "Australian state, capital Sydney" , "Name given to Australia when colonised in 1788; a state since 1901" , "Sydney's state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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