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Pastoral setting for a vulgar type in operatic excerpt (7)

Ross

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arcadia

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(Other definitions for arcadia that I've seen before include "Idealised country region" , "Idyllic country of song-loving shepards" , "Idealised rural region" , "Idealised rustic paradise" , "Tom Stoppard play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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