Abstemious in Europe for example (9)

I believe the answer is:

continent

I believe this is a double definition.

'abstemious' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'europe for example' is the second definition.
(europe is a kind of continent)

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for continent that I've seen before include "Europe, say" , "Africa, for example" , "Virtuous" , "Temperate - land mass" , "Maybe more than one country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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