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Area of the Med -- one in Asia being developed (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ionian sea

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'area of the med' is the definition.
'ionian sea' can be an answer for 'med' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'area of the' bit.

'one in asia being developed' is the wordplay.
'being developed' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'in'+'asia'='oneinasia'
'oneinasia' with letters rearranged gives 'IONIAN SEA'.

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(Other definitions for ionian sea that I've seen before include "Waters west of Greece" , "Med" , "Corfu location" , "Waters surrounding Corfu and Paxos" , "Greek waters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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