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Risk beer going off around hot royal location (9)

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I believe the answer is:

berkshire

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'royal location' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'risk beer going off around hot' is the wordplay.
'going off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'risk'+'beer'='riskbeer'
'riskbeer' is an anagram of 'berksire'.
'berksire' enclosing 'h' is 'BERKSHIRE'.

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(Other definitions for berkshire that I've seen before include "Southern county" , "County west of London" , "County W. of_London" , "English county" , "Windsor area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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