Scene of plane crash? (5)

I believe the answer is:

nepal

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'scene' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'plane crash?' is the wordplay.
'crash?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'crashed' mean this).
'plane' is an anagram of 'NEPAL'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nepal that I've seen before include "Gurkhas' homeland" , "Kathmandu's country" , "Small lake" , "Asian kingdom" , "somewhere in the Himalayas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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