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Where Pluto had Eros eviscerated (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hades

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

'had eros eviscerated' is the wordplay.
'eviscerated' means to remove the middle letters (the word is disembowelled of its inside letters).
'eros' with its middle removed is 'es'.
'had'+'es'='HADES'

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(Other definitions for hades that I've seen before include "In Greek myth, the Underworld" , "Mythological abode of the dead" , "The underworld where the souls of the dead live" , "It's classical hell in the shade" , "Greek god of the underworld" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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