Old New Zealand admiral on manoeuvres (9)
I believe the answer is:
maoriland
'old new zealand' is the definition.
(historical name for New Zealand)
'admiral on manoeuvres' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvres' is an anagram indicator (letters manoeuvred in a new way).
'admiral'+'on'='admiralon'
'admiralon' anagrammed gives 'MAORILAND'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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