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See land as focus of attention (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spotlight

'focus of attention' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'see land' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'spot' (to spot is to notice or catch sight of).
'land' becomes 'light' (lighting is a kind of landing).
'spot'+'light'='SPOTLIGHT'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spotlight that I've seen before include "Illuminate" , "exposure" , "Give prominence to" , "Direct attention to" , "put in the public eye" .)

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