Ignores developed districts (7)

I believe the answer is:

regions

'districts' is the definition.
(I know this)

'ignores developed' is the wordplay.
'developed' is an anagram indicator.
'ignores' with letters rearranged gives 'REGIONS'.

(Other definitions for regions that I've seen before include "patches" , "'Areas, locations (7)'" , "Parts of the country" , "Extended areas" , "Ignores (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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