Nice to DC, relocating west (8)
I believe the answer is:
occident
'west' is the definition.
(as opposed to the orient, the east)
'nice to dc relocating' is the wordplay.
'relocating' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'relocated' mean this).
'nice'+'to'+'dc'='nicetodc'
'nicetodc' is an anagram of 'OCCIDENT'.
(Other definitions for occident that I've seen before include "Europe and America" , "West End?" , "The West as opposed to Orient" .)