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Lights by headland in countryside? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

landscape

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'countryside?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'lights by headland' is the wordplay.
'lights' becomes 'lands' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'headland' becomes 'cape' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lands'+'cape'='LANDSCAPE'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for landscape that I've seen before include "Art of laying out scenic grounds" , "The visible features of an area" , "Type of painting" , "improve grounds" , "Piece of inland scenery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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