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CIA far off in the continent (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

africa

'the continent' is the definition.
(Africa is an example)

'cia far off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'cia'+'far'='ciafar'
'ciafar' is an anagram of 'AFRICA'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for africa that I've seen before include "Continent S. of Europe" , "Large land mass" , "Location of 14 downb" , "Second largest continent" , "Land of Malawi and Mozambique" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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