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It's a west-facing wine-producing area (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asti

'wine-producing area' is the definition.
(area of Italy)

'it's a west-facing' is the wordplay.
'west-facing' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters written right to left or east to west).
'its'+'a'='itsa'
'itsa' back-to-front is 'ASTI'.

(Other definitions for asti that I've seen before include "Italian product" , "Italian town, famous for its wine" , "town in Italy" , "Fizzy wine" , "Italian white wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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