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Be gentler when developing this? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

green belt

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'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'be gentler when developing' is the wordplay.
'when developing' indicates anagramming the letters (letters developed into a new form).
'be'+'gentler'='begentler'
'begentler' with letters rearranged gives 'GREEN BELT'.

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(Other definitions for green belt that I've seen before include "Something about London" , "Martial artist" , "status of karate?" , "protected area" , "area of open land near town" .)

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