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Alfie found in Siberian place of mine perhaps

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coal field

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'mine perhaps' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'alfie found in siberian place' is the wordplay.
'found in' is an insertion indicator.
'siberian place' becomes 'cold' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'alfie' inserted within 'cold' is 'COAL FIELD'.

'of' is the link.

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