Tragically timeless in role set here (8)

I believe the answer is:

elsinore

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(Other definitions for elsinore that I've seen before include "Scene of Hamlet" , "Danish city" , "setting for play" , "haunted castle?" , "Relies on to find Hamlet's castle in Denmark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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