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Damp lawns treated for waterlogged area (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swampland

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

'damp lawns treated' is the wordplay.
'treated' indicates an anagram.
'damp'+'lawns'='damplawns'
'damplawns' with letters rearranged gives 'SWAMPLAND'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for swampland that I've seen before include "Waterlogged area" , "boggy area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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