Saucy hothead somewhere in Scotland (5)

I believe the answer is:

perth

'somewhere in scotland' is the definition.
(Scottish city)

'saucy hothead' is the wordplay.
'saucy' becomes 'pert' (synonyms).
'hothead' becomes 'h' (head letter of 'hot').
'pert'+'h'='PERTH'

(Other definitions for perth that I've seen before include "Western Australia's capital" , "Town at the head of the Tay estuary" , "Australian or Scottish city" , "Capital of Western Australia" , "Home of fair maid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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