"One chain by one furlong" land measure (4)

I believe the answer is:

acre

(Other definitions for acre that I've seen before include "Race (anag.)" , "Persistent tendency" , "amount of land" , "Imperial land measure" , "Levant sea port" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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