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Picturesque scene over in Caerphilly district (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idyll

'picturesque scene' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'over in caerphilly district' is the wordplay.
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'llydi' is hidden in the letters of 'caerphilly district'.
'llydi' written backwards gives 'IDYLL'.

(Other definitions for idyll that I've seen before include "Idealised prose" , "very happy situation" , "Poem or scene of pastoral simplicity" , "Scene of rural happiness" , "Happy period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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