The engineers in that place (5)

I believe the answer is:

there

'in that place' is the definition.
(over there)

'the engineers' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (abbreviation for Royal Engineers).
'the'+'re'='THERE'

(Other definitions for there that I've seen before include "in that case" , "In that respect" , "Yonder" , "It's said to comfort" , "Word of comfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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