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Where to find ill-shaven types playing country music (9)

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nashville

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

'ill-shaven types playing country music' is the wordplay.
'ill-shaven' anagrams to 'NASHVILLE'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nashville that I've seen before include "country town" , "City in Tennessee" , "Grand Ole Opry city" , "Capital of Tennessee and home of country music" , "Tennessee state capital" .)

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