Viol, it played in town near Rome (6)
I believe the answer is:
tivoli
'town near rome' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'viol it played' is the wordplay.
'played' is an anagram indicator.
'viol'+'it'='violit'
'violit' with letters rearranged gives 'TIVOLI'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tivoli that I've seen before include "Pleasure garden in Copenhagen" , "old Italian town" , "Copenhagen park" , "Town near Rome; gardens in Copenhagen" , "Site of the Villa d'Este" .)