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Drive a wedge between established area of grass (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estrange

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'drive a wedge between' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'established area of grass' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'established' could be 'est' (abbreviated used in shop signs) and 'est' is found in the answer.
'area' could be 'range' (range is a kind of area) and 'range' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for estrange that I've seen before include "Lose friendship" , "Alienate from friendship" , "Alienate -- sergeant (anag)" , "Drive away" , "Arouse hostility" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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