Crossword Genius

Owner of large farm in France undressed, pursued by that woman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rancher

'owner of large farm' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'france undressed pursued by that woman' is the wordplay.
'undressed' indicates the central letters (the word removes the letters which clothe it).
'pursued by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'that woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
The middle of 'france' is 'ranc'.
'ranc'+'her'='RANCHER'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for rancher that I've seen before include "US cattle farmer" , "Hacienda owner" , "Farm worker" , "Cattle baron" , "Person with stock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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