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Farmland beyond river (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pasture

'farmland' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'beyond river' is the wordplay.
'beyond' becomes 'past' (I've seen this before).
'river' becomes 'ure' (I have seen 'River of Wensleydale ' mean 'ure' so perhaps 'river' could also mean 'ure').
'past'+'ure'='PASTURE'

(Other definitions for pasture that I've seen before include "Stock holder, perhaps" , "Grassland" , "Field suitable for grazing" , "Meadowland" , "Meadow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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