End up entertaining super fellow in part of southern Europe (9)
I believe the answer is:
macedonia
'southern europe' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'end up entertaining super fellow in' is the wordplay.
'end up' becomes 'mia' (I've seen this in other clues).
'entertaining super' becomes 'ace' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'entertaining' bit.).
'fellow' becomes 'don' (both can mean an academic).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'ace'+'don'='acedon'
'mia' placed around 'acedon' is 'MACEDONIA'.
'part of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for macedonia that I've seen before include "Landlocked Balkan country" , "Southeast European country" , "republic" , "European country, capital Skopje" , "Alexander the Great's homeland" .)