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Land on a site needing development (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estonia

'land' is the definition.
(Estonia is a country)

'on a site needing development' is the wordplay.
'needing development' indicates anagramming the letters (letters developed in another way).
'on'+'a'+'site'='onasite'
'onasite' is an anagram of 'ESTONIA'.

(Other definitions for estonia that I've seen before include "Baltic state" , "'So eat in here in Tallinn, say (7)'" , "East European country" , "Nation" , "Republic in northeastern Europe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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