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Moorland accommodation failed to impress (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fell flat

'failed to impress' is the definition.
(to fall flat is to fail or go badly)

'moorland accommodation' is the wordplay.
'moorland' becomes 'fell' (fell can mean a moor).
'accommodation' becomes 'flat' (I've seen this before).
'fell'+'flat'='FELL FLAT'

(Other definitions for fell flat that I've seen before include "failed to impress" , "collapsed" , "provoked no interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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