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Location of the western half of Michigan (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wigan

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'location of' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'western half of michigan' is the wordplay.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'half of' suggests halving the letters.
'michigan' cut in half is 'igan'.
'w'+'igan'='WIGAN'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for wigan that I've seen before include "Lancashire FC" , "The Road to -- Pier (Orwell)" , "Town near Manchester" , "North-western town" , "Manchester-area town, its Pier, Orwell" .)

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