Region of southern Spain (9)
I believe the answer is:
andalusia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">region of southern spain</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 andalusia that I've seen before include "Region of Europe" , "Spain's southernmost region" , "Spanish autonomous region, capital Seville" , "Hot region" , "Spanish territory" .)