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In the __ (nearby) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

area

(Other definitions for area that I've seen before include "part of town" , "Surface measurement" , "Space for a specific purpose, say picnic" , "Expanse of a surface" , "Patch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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