Crossword Genius

Live next to farmland? That can be put up with (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bearable

'that can be put up with' is the definition.
(bear can mean to tolerate or put up with)

'live next to farmland?' is the wordplay.
'live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'next to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'farmland?' becomes 'arable' (arable land is land that can be farmed).
'be'+'arable'='BEARABLE'

(Other definitions for bearable that I've seen before include "possible to take" , "Able to be tolerated" , "sustainable" , "just about OK" , "accepted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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