Lhasa locale (5)
I believe the answer is:
tibet
'lhasa locale' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tibet that I've seen before include "Mountainous Asian region" , "Autonomous region of China, capital Lhasa" , "Nominally autonomous region of China" , "Dalai Lama's land" , "Part of Asia" .)