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County secure, on track (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rutland

'county' is the definition.
(I know that Rutland is a county)

'secure on track' is the wordplay.
'secure' becomes 'land' (land can mean to secure or obtain).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'track' becomes 'rut' (rut is a kind of track).
'land' after 'rut' is 'RUTLAND'.

(Other definitions for rutland that I've seen before include "East Midlands county" , "Smallest English county" , "Smallest of the historical English counties" , "Small English county" , "Tiny county" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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