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Dole desperate woman's claimed here? Probably not (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

el dorado

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'here? probably not' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'dole desperate woman's claimed' is the wordplay.
'desperate' indicates an anagram (a desperate or pathetic spelling).
'woman' becomes 'dora' ().
'claimed' indicates putting letters inside.
'dole' is an anagram of 'eldo'.
'eldo' enclosing 'dora' is 'EL DORADO'.

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(Other definitions for el dorado that I've seen before include "Golden land imagined by the Spanish explorers of America" , "Famed place of wealth" , "Mythical land of gold" , "Mythical city of gold" , "Imaginary place of great wealth in South America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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