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Maybe sticks kinky Rose in PVC (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

provinces

'maybe sticks' is the definition.
('the sticks' can mean the countryside)

'kinky rose in pvc' is the wordplay.
'kinky' indicates an anagram.
'rose'+'in'+'pvc'='roseinpvc'
'roseinpvc' is an anagram of 'PROVINCES'.

(Other definitions for provinces that I've seen before include "Subdivisions of a region" , "Regions" , "Constituent parts of, eg, Canada or South Africa" , "Geographical areas - four in Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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