Lies about some place (4)
I believe the answer is:
isle
'some place' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lies about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'lies' with letters rearranged gives 'ISLE'.
(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Man conceivably" , "Ait" , "Little land" , "Lilliput, say" , "Such as Man or Bute" .)