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Great lines about woman in seabird breeding-ground (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gannetry

'seabird breeding-ground' is the definition.
(colony of gannets)

'great lines about woman' is the wordplay.
'great' becomes 'gt' (abbreviation used in place names).
'lines' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'woman' becomes 'anne' (I've seen this before**).
'gt'+'ry'='gtry'
'gtry' placed around 'anne' is 'GANNETRY'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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