A town like Alice? (8)
I believe the answer is:
florence
This clue might be a double definition.
'a town' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'alice?' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for florence that I've seen before include "Italian city, noted art centre" , "Medicis' Tuscan city" , "Capital of Tuscany" , "foreign city" , "Brunelleschi's birthplace" .)