Thomas Hardy country (6)
I believe the answer is:
wessex
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thomas hardy country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for wessex that I've seen before include "Hardy's West Country" , "Former kingdom in southern England" , "ancient region" , "Thomas Hardy country" , "Of which Alfred the Great was king" .)