Cite ways to develop Arctic wilderness (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

icy waste

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'arctic wilderness' is the definition.
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'cite ways to develop' is the wordplay.
'to develop' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cite'+'ways'='citeways'
'citeways' is an anagram of 'ICY WASTE'.

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