Ayr is strangely not in Scotland (5)
I believe the answer is:
syria
'not in scotland' is the 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?
'ayr is strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' is an anagram indicator.
'ayr'+'is'='ayris'
'ayris' anagrammed gives 'SYRIA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "St Paul's conversion happened on the road to its capital" , "Country bordering Israel" , "Near eastern country" , "Middle-East Republic" , "Antioch once its capital" .)