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Rising area is a regret for this land mass (7)

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I believe the answer is:

eurasia

'this land mass' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rising area is a regret' is the wordplay.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'regret' becomes 'rue' (synonyms).
'a'+'is'+'a'+'rue'='aisarue'
'aisarue' written backwards gives 'EURASIA'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for eurasia that I've seen before include "Two continents considered as one" , "Landmass extending from Cape Roca in the west to Cape Dezhnev in the east" , "Large expanse of land" , "Land mass - use aria (anag)" , "combination of continents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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