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Concerned with measurement of energy in Asian sea (5)

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I believe the answer is:

areal

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'concerned with measurement' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'energy in asian sea' is the wordplay.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'asian sea' becomes 'aral' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e' placed within 'aral' is 'AREAL'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for areal that I've seen before include "Like region" , "Concerned with size" , "of space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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