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Where Dot's clan gathered? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scotland

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

'dot's clan gathered?' is the wordplay.
'gathered?' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters are gathered into a new order).
'dots'+'clan'='dotsclan'
'dotsclan' is an anagram of 'SCOTLAND'.

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(Other definitions for scotland that I've seen before include "Semi-autonomous region of the UK" , "Dot clans around the country" , "Strange clans dot this country" , "Alban" , "Country of the UK" .)

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