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Faulty elements limiting the Dualit range (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latitude

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'range' is the definition.
(I know that latitude is a type of range)

'faulty elements limiting the dualit' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'dualit' is 'laitud' which is present in the remaining letters.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for latitude that I've seen before include "Imaginary lines around the earth" , "Poles' approach increases such" , "Imaginery line around the earth" , "non-existent at the Equator?" , "Freedom from restriction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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