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Part of an arable area (3)

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I believe the answer is:

lea

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'part of an arable area' is the definition.
'lea' can be an answer for 'area' (lea is a kind of area). I'm unsure of the 'part of an arable' bit.

'of an arable area' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'LEA' is hidden in the letters of 'arable area'.

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(Other definitions for lea that I've seen before include "Poetically, a piece of meadow or pasture" , "Open country" , "River flowing through London" , "'The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the . . .'" , "Open arable land (poet.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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