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No unsettled area (6)

Ross

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colony

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'area' is the definition.
(Colony is an example)

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(Other definitions for colony that I've seen before include "Country controlled by another's settlers" , "Country under the political control of another and occupied by settlers" , "Dependency" , "New settlement abroad" , "Beavers' group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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