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Plaintive cries are heard in the principality (5)

Ross

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wales

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'the principality' is the definition.
(Wales is an example)

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(Other definitions for wales that I've seen before include "Part of 1" , "Home to Snowdonia and the Gower Peninsula" , "UK country" , "Principality, part of the UK" , "Home nation wearing red shirts for rugby" .)

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