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Drunken lad’s newt in boggy ground (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wetlands

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'boggy ground' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'drunken lad's newt' is the wordplay.
'drunken' is an anagram indicator.
'lads'+'newt'='ladsnewt'
'ladsnewt' anagrammed gives 'WETLANDS'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for wetlands that I've seen before include "Marshy regions of ecological importance" , "Swamps" , "marshy parts" , "Swampy area" .)

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