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Genuine male territory (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realm

'territory' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'genuine male' is the wordplay.
'genuine' becomes 'real' ('real' is associated in meaning with 'genuine').
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'real'+'m'='REALM'

(Other definitions for realm that I've seen before include "A Nation" , "region" , "Kingdom, or field of activity" , "World" , "Knowledge base" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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