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A male line broken in battle (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

el alamein

'battle' is the definition.
(Second World War battle)

'a male line broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'male'+'line'='amaleline'
'amaleline' with letters rearranged gives 'EL ALAMEIN'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for el alamein that I've seen before include "WWII battle" , "North African World War two battle" , "North African WW2 battle site" , "victory" , "Place in Egypt where Montgomery defeated Rommel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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