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Nice Peter sacked where disaster strikes (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epicentre

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'where disaster strikes' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'nice peter sacked' is the wordplay.
'sacked' indicates an anagram.
'nice'+'peter'='nicepeter'
'nicepeter' with letters rearranged gives 'EPICENTRE'.

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(Other definitions for epicentre that I've seen before include "where maximum damage may occur" , "focal point" , "a very disturbed place" , "Shocking scene" , "Area most affected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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