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Possible clue to tablet found in war zone (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

battleground

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'in war zone' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'possible clue to tablet' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'tablet' is 'battle' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ground' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'found' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for battleground that I've seen before include "Area of conflict" , "Place of military encounter" , "scene of conflict" , "where action has taken place" , "Army hospital near here perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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