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Cold area in a southerly peninsula (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siberia

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'cold area' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a southerly peninsula' is the wordplay.
'a southerly' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'peninsula' becomes 'Iberia' (peninsula including Spain and Portugal).
's'+'iberia'='SIBERIA'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for siberia that I've seen before include "Russian far-east" , "Cold spot" , "Large E. Russian region" , "Region to which Russian and then Soviet governments sent those considered disloyal" , "Arctic region" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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