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Continental region to fly from briefly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brie

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'continental region' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'fly from briefly' is the wordplay.
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'briefly' with 'fly' taken out is 'BRIE'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for brie that I've seen before include "Food" , "French cream cheese" , "Kind of soft cheese" , "Variety of cheese" , "Bergamot-flavoured tea" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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