Uranium site in strange wilderness (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

rum jungle

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'uranium site' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'strange wilderness' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'rum' (similar in meaning).
'wilderness' becomes 'jungle' (I have seen 'Tropical wilderness ' mean 'jungle' so perhaps 'wilderness' could also mean 'jungle').
'rum'+'jungle'='RUM JUNGLE'

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