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Lieutenant, no-hoper lost in remote region (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

north pole

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'remote region' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for north pole that I've seen before include "Arctic goal" , "elves' workplace" , "I'm on top of the world" , "as Pooh found?" , "Hotel porn (anag)" .)

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