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Confusing smart crony, roads to Scottish area (4,3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ross and cromarty

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'scottish area' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'confusing smart crony roads' is the wordplay.
'confusing' indicates an anagram.
'smart'+'crony'+'roads'='smartcronyroads'
'smartcronyroads' is an anagram of 'ROSS AND CROMARTY'.

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(Another definition for ross and cromarty that I've seen is " Old county".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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