Lofty gets a castle where things are crook! (9)

I believe the answer is:

tallarook

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'things are crook' is the definition.
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'lofty gets a castle' is the wordplay.
'lofty' becomes 'tall' (synonyms).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'castle' becomes 'rook' (synonyms).
'tall'+'a'+'rook'='TALLAROOK'

'where' acts as a link.

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