Location of the western half of Michigan (5)
I believe the answer is:
wigan
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)