Location likely to see better girl embracing star (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
las vegas
'location' is the definition.
(Las Vegas is an example)
'girl embracing star' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass is a kind of girl).
'embracing' indicates putting letters inside.
'star' becomes 'vega' (Vega is an example).
'lass' enclosing 'vega' is 'LAS VEGAS'.
'likely to see better' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for las vegas that I've seen before include "Gambling city in Nevada, USA" , "American premier gambling city" , "US casino city" , "place in America" , "US resort - with 23d" .)