Maiden hiding in Exeter, out in a faraway place (7)
I believe the answer is:
extreme
'a faraway place' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'maiden hiding in exeter out' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'hiding in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'exeter' with letters rearranged gives 'extree'.
'm' put into 'extree' is 'EXTREME'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for extreme that I've seen before include "Point furthest away" , "Intense; furthest away" , "Last" , "Sharp" , "Going beyond moderation" .)