Crossword Genius

Uniform patio rebuilt in ideal situation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

utopia

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'ideal situation' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'uniform patio rebuilt in' is the wordplay.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'rebuilt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'patio' anagrammed gives 'topia'.
'u' going into 'topia' is 'UTOPIA'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for utopia that I've seen before include "Imaginary ideal place" , "Perfect state of things" , "Idealised place" , "of limited interest to G&S" , "Sir Thomas More's perfect country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app