Area of land, as in France (3)

I believe the answer is:

lot

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This clue could be a double definition.

'area' is the first definition.
(lot is a kind of area)

'land as in france' is the second definition.
'lot' can be an answer for 'land' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'as in france' bit.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lot that I've seen before include "Could there be many at the auction?" , "Kismet" , "Unit of sale at auction" , "Great amount" , "Fortune" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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