Rome sets out to get a piece of England (8)

I believe the answer is:

somerset

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'get a piece of england' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'rome sets out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rome'+'sets'='romesets'
'romesets' is an anagram of 'SOMERSET'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for somerset that I've seen before include "English county in the West Country" , "County of Wells, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, etc." , "head over heels" , "English territory" , "part of south-west England" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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