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Husband in danger back in times past in old region (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yorkshire

'old region' is the definition.
(historic English county)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for yorkshire that I've seen before include "Grit" , "Cricketing county" , "County (with small terrier?)" , "land in the North" , "Risky hero found in northern England, oddly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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