Some witches go in the city (8)
I believe the answer is:
coventry
'city' is the definition.
(Coventry is an example)
'some witches go' is the wordplay.
'some witches' becomes 'coven' (I've seen this in other clues).
'go' becomes 'try' (I've seen this before).
'coven'+'try'='COVENTRY'
'in the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for coventry that I've seen before include "English city" , "Where Lady Godiva rode" , "City devastated in World War II" , "Has a 5 across designed by Basil Spence" , "City (for those banished from society?)" .)