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'Broadband in Devon': two articles (6)

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I believe the answer is:

swathe

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'broadband in devon' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'two articles' is the wordplay.
'two' becomes 'sw' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'articles' becomes 'a the' ('a' and 'the', indefinite and definite articles).
'sw'+'athe'='SWATHE'

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(Other definitions for swathe that I've seen before include "Envelop" , "Wrap; bandage" , "put bands around" , "A broad strip as of cut grass" , "Row or path cut through" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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