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It could literally be anywhere. But usually, the radiator sludges up first, because it's cooler than other areas, allowing corrosion byproducts and chemicals in the coolant to plate out onto the radiator tubes.
Then again, there may be NO clog. It may be that your water pump impellar is so eroded from cavitation and / or so corroded from improper coolant chemistry that it can no longer pump enough coolant to keep the engine cool.
The only way to be sure is to do a total tear-down of the engine and coolant system, and inspect everything.
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