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Ground, i.e. Regent's Park, given national status (9)

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I believe the answer is:

serengeti

'park given national status' is the definition.
(national park in Tanzania)

'ground i e regent's' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'i'+'e'+'regents'='ieregents'
'ieregents' is an anagram of 'SERENGETI'.

(Other definitions for serengeti that I've seen before include "Huge plain in Tanzania" , "Vast plain" , "reserve for game" , "place to watch game" , "where lion holds sway?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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