The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MECCA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MECCA
- Note copy artists primarily draw for tourists
- Major visitor attraction set for construction? No abandoned
- European seen in London club, a place that attracts many
- Holy city came about, within century
- In record company, Mike replaces Director, creating a spiritual focus
- Leading Muslims enter city championing Allah
- KrisKross reportedly sees a holy place
- Holy place in Middle East hundreds swarm essentially
- No, no at 16, it should be holy land
- Hornby’s construction system missing no place in Saudi Arabia
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The straight part
We know that "place in Saudi Arabia" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place in saudi arabia = mecca.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.