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Bed is large in ocean liner produced in the UK (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scotland

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'in the uk' is the definition.
('Scotland' is part of 'uk')

'bed is large in ocean liner' is the wordplay.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'is large' becomes 'l'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'ocean liner' becomes 'sand' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'cot'+'l'='cotl'
'cotl' put inside 'sand' is 'SCOTLAND'.

'produced' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scotland that I've seen before include "Country of the UK" , "It is Alba in Gaelic" , "Land of clans and kilts" , "North of the border" , "The thistle is its emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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