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Large region in Matsuida oddly ignored (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asia

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'large region' is the definition.
'asia' can be an answer for 'region' (I have seen 'populous region' mean 'asia' so perhaps 'region' could also mean 'asia'). I am not certain of the 'large' bit.

'matsuida oddly ignored' is the wordplay.
'oddly ignored' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternate letters of 'matsuida' are 'ASIA'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for asia that I've seen before include "populous region" , "A vast number of people have lived here" , "group of countries" , "It has most of the earth's population" , "Tigers found here" .)

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