Locale in Dante's "Inferno" (10)

I believe the answer is:

underworld

(Other definitions for underworld that I've seen before include "Criminals' life" , "Criminals' milieu" , "Hell - the criminal classes" , "Hell - criminals" , "death situation?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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