Marine creatures ignoring hot land (5)

I believe the answer is:

wales

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'land' is the definition.
(Wales is an example)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for wales that I've seen before include "chooses" , "Cymru" , "Home to Snowdonia and the Gower Peninsula" , "International team" , "Principality, part of the UK" .)

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