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Regularly bans visas for approximately 60% of the world’s population (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asia

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'approximately 60% of the world's population' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'regularly bans visas' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'bans'+'visas'='bansvisas'
The alternate letters of 'bansvisas' are 'ASIA'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for asia that I've seen before include "Major land mass" , "Thailand and its location" , "Populous continent" , "huge region" , "Tigers found here" .)

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