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More furious head abandoned area (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wilderness

'abandoned area' is the definition.
(I know that wilderness are often abandoned)

'more furious head' is the wordplay.
'more furious' becomes 'wilder' ('wild' can be a synonym of 'furious').
'head' becomes 'ness' (ness is a headland).
'wilder'+'ness'='WILDERNESS'

(Other definitions for wilderness that I've seen before include "Inhospitable region" , "for a time unrecognised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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