Whence, in India, you can go to central Spain (3)

I believe the answer is:

goa

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'whence in india you' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'go to central spain' is the wordplay.
'to central' means to look at the middle letters.
The middle of 'spain' is 'a'.
'go'+'a'='GOA'

'can' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for goa that I've seen before include "Region of India" , "Indian state, formerly Portuguese" , "State of SW India" , "Indian resort" , "Former Portuguese colony on India's west coast" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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