Many a home in the Italian countryside (5)

I believe the answer is:

villa

(Other definitions for villa that I've seen before include "Midlands football team" , "Country house in Italy or France" , "Roman domicile" , "Type of house" , "Ancient Roman country house" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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