Units deployed in N. Africa (5)
I believe the answer is:
tunis
'n africa' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
I also know that 'africa' relates to this answer.
'units deployed' is the wordplay.
'deployed' is an anagram indicator.
'units' with letters rearranged gives 'TUNIS'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tunis that I've seen before include "Capital of a republic in north Africa" , "North African port and capital" , "I stun (anag) - port and capital" , "North African location" , "Tom, Dick or Harry" .)