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Location surrounding a magnificent residence (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palace

'magnificent residence' is the definition.
(magnificent or grand building)

'location surrounding a' is the wordplay.
'location' becomes 'place' (a location is a place).
'surrounding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'place' enclosing 'a' is 'PALACE'.

(Other definitions for palace that I've seen before include "Impressive residence of a ruler" , "imposing building" , "Castle" , "See 23" , "Regal mansion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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