Where Turks might be slain - but not normally (8)
I believe the answer is:
istanbul
'where turks might' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'slain but not normally' is the wordplay.
'not normally' indicates an anagram (the normal order of letters is changed).
'slain'+'but'='slainbut'
'slainbut' with letters rearranged gives 'ISTANBUL'.
'be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for istanbul that I've seen before include "Take the Latin bus out to Turkey" , "Catch the Latin bus out to Turkey" , "City formerly known as Constantinople" , "Turkey's largest city" , "City - lab units (anag)" .)