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Twins hop wildly here (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

township

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'here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'twins hop wildly' is the wordplay.
'wildly' indicates an anagram.
'twins'+'hop'='twinshop'
'twinshop' is an anagram of 'TOWNSHIP'.

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(Other definitions for township that I've seen before include "Old manor" , "farm in Scotland (shared with other tenants)" , "Urban area for non-whites in South Africa under apartheid" , "Municipality" , "Settlement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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