Affected southern bases (5)
I believe the answer is:
camps
'bases' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'affected southern' is the wordplay.
'affected' becomes 'camp' (camp can mean exaggerated or affected).
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'camp'+'s'='CAMPS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for camps that I've seen before include "Places where troops are lodged and trained" , "Sleeps in a tent" , "Lives in makeshift shelters" , "Temporary living quarters for soldiers" , "Pitches tents" .)