Land mass (9)
I believe the answer is:
continent
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">land mass</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that continent is a type of land mass)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for continent that I've seen before include "Europe, for one" , "Great landmass" , "chaste" , "Large land mass - exercising self-restraint" , "Several countries maybe" .)