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Material broadcast in disputed region (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kashmir

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'disputed region' is the definition.

'material broadcast' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'material' could be 'ash' (ash is a kind of material) and 'ash' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for kashmir that I've seen before include "Himalayan region" , "State" , "Region claimed by both India and Pakistan" , "disputed Asian region" , "Subcontinental border region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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