Lion's fame spread to part of Britain (4,2,3)

I believe the answer is:

isle of man

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'part of britain' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'lion's fame spread' is the wordplay.
'spread' indicates an anagram.
'lions'+'fame'='lionsfame'
'lionsfame' anagrammed gives 'ISLE OF MAN'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for isle of man that I've seen before include "Island in the Irish Sea" , "British outpost of the Gaels" , "TT venue" , "tax haven" , "British Crown possession" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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