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Determined to include wild green island in African ecosystem (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

serengeti

'african ecosystem' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'determined to include wild green island' is the wordplay.
'determined' becomes 'set' ('set' can be a synonym of 'determined').
'to include' indicates putting letters inside.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'green' is an anagram of 'renge'.
'set' placed around 'renge' is 'serenget'.
'serenget'+'i'='SERENGETI'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for serengeti that I've seen before include "Tanzanian wildlife area" , "place to watch game" , "Vast plain" , "African ecosystem" , "Tanzanian national park area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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