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Lands in Eastern America (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estates

'lands' is the definition.
('estate' can be a synonym of 'land')

'eastern america' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'america' becomes 'states' (the United States).
'e'+'states'='ESTATES'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for estates that I've seen before include "Large cars" , "Demesnes" , "Country properties" , "The dead leave them" , "residential areas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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