Aegean area (5)
I believe the answer is:
ionia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">aegean area</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ionia that I've seen before include "Greek area of Asia Minor" , "Aegean region which gives its name to the adjacent sea" , "East coast of the Aegean in Classical times" , "where Greeks settled" , "Old territory" .)