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European region, one Lassie abandoned (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

silesia

'european region' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one lassie abandoned' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'abandoned' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'lassie'='ilassie'
'ilassie' with letters rearranged gives 'SILESIA'.

(Other definitions for silesia that I've seen before include "part of Europe" , "Region of central Europe" , "European region" , "Central European area" , "Polish area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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