Starts to rig up ropes at location in the countryside (5)

I believe the answer is:

rural

'in the countryside' is the definition.
(rural means in the countryside)

'starts to rig up ropes at location' is the wordplay.
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'rig up ropes at location' is 'RURAL'.

(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Arcadian" , "Countrified" , "covering the country" , "Pastoral or agricultural" , "Sort of dean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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