See coppers in place? (5)
I believe the answer is:
locus
'place?' is the definition.
('place' in Latin)
'see coppers' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'coppers' becomes 'Cus' ('Cu' can be a synonym of 'copper').
'lo'+'cus'='LOCUS'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for locus that I've seen before include "Particular place something is found" , "place in court matters" , "Place of occurrence" , "Place or set of possible places" , "Spot" .)