Word about a loner working in the southern US (3,7)
I believe the answer is:
new orleans
'the southern us' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'word about a loner working' is the wordplay.
'word' becomes 'news' (word can mean information or news about something).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'loner'='aloner'
'aloner' with letters rearranged gives 'orlean'.
'news' going around 'orlean' is 'NEW ORLEANS'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new orleans that I've seen before include "City of Louisiana" , "US city" , "port city in the south" , "Devastated city" .)