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Range of canned peas oddly reduced (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

andes

'range' is the definition.
(Andes is an example)

'canned peas oddly reduced' is the wordplay.
'oddly reduced' indicates alternate letters (odd-numbered letters are removed).
'canned'+'peas'='cannedpeas'
The alternating letters of 'cannedpeas' are 'ANDES'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for andes that I've seen before include "World's longest mountain range" , "Mountain range in South America" , "Aconcagua the highest in this range" , "South American mountains" , "Great S American mountains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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