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Old character into AC/DC? You might get stoned for that here (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brunei

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'you might get stoned for that here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'old character into acdc?' is the wordplay.
'old character' becomes 'rune' (rune is a kind of character. I am not sure about the 'old' bit.**).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'acdc?' becomes 'bi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'rune' placed into 'bi' is 'BRUNEI'.

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(Other definitions for brunei that I've seen before include "major source of oil" , "Sultanate on the island of Borneo" , "Far Eastern sultanate" , "Muslim state" , "Its sultan is famously very wealthy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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