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Tragic scene of wickedness in European legends (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elsinore

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'tragic scene' is the definition.
(Shakespeare's Hamlet is set in Elsinore)

'wickedness in european legends' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'wickedness' could be 'sin' (synonyms) and 'sin' is located in the answer.
'european' could be 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'legends' could be 'lore' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'lore' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for elsinore that I've seen before include "haunted castle?" , "Zealand port" , "Hamlet's home" , "place in Hamlet" , "Location for Hamlet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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