Lies about some land (4)
I believe the answer is:
isle
'some land' is the definition.
(isle is a kind of land)
'lies about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'lies' with letters rearranged gives 'ISLE'.
(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Dogs, maybe" , "Body of land surrounded by water" , "like 'Hoy!'" , "Skye, for instance" , "Fair ---, knitting style" .)