Round about twelve houses? (6)
I believe the answer is:
zodiac
'round about twelve houses?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'round about' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for circa) and 'c' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for zodiac that I've seen before include "Heavenly area" , "Heavenly belt of star-signs" , "Astrologer's diagram" , "Aries, Taurus etc" , "Astrologers' twelve signs" .)