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Green site turning plain (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

serengeti

'plain' is the definition.
(I know that Serengeti is a plain)

'green site turning' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'green'+'site'='greensite'
'greensite' with letters rearranged gives 'SERENGETI'.

(Other definitions for serengeti that I've seen before include "place to watch game" , "Tanzanian wildlife area" , "African ecosystem" , "area of Tanzania" , "Wildlife-rich region of Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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