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Improving the natural features of a garden by placing sand all over the place (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

landscaping

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'improving the natural features of a garden' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'by placing sand all over the place' is the wordplay.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'all over the place' indicates an anagram.
'placing' after 'sand' is 'sandplacing'.
'sandplacing' is an anagram of 'LANDSCAPING'.

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