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Witches go where outcasts sent (8)

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I believe the answer is:

coventry

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

'witches go' is the wordplay.
'witches' becomes 'coven' (I've seen this before).
'go' becomes 'try' (both can mean an attempt).
'coven'+'try'='COVENTRY'

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(Other definitions for coventry that I've seen before include "Send to this city to ostracise" , "English city" , "cathedral city" , "Where Lady Godiva rode" , "Has a 5 across designed by Basil Spence" .)

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