Location of article missing from royal residence (5)
I believe the answer is:
place
'location' is the definition.
(a location is a place)
'article missing from royal residence' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'missing from' is a deletion indicator.
'royal residence' becomes 'palace' (I've seen this before).
'palace' with 'a' taken away is 'PLACE'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for place that I've seen before include "Locality" , "Endearingly pretty" , "square?" , "Spot" , "Put in - winning position" .)