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Region has area for one to entertain (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distract

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'one to entertain' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'region has area for' is the wordplay.
'region' becomes 'tract' (both can mean a large piece of land).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'area for' becomes 'dis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tract' put after 'dis' is 'DISTRACT'.

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(Other definitions for distract that I've seen before include "Draw someone's attention away from something" , "Puzzle" , "Divert (attention) from something" , "amuse" , "Cause to lose concentration" .)

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