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Self-drain new Dutch province (9)

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friesland

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'province' is the definition.
(I know that Friesland is a province)

'self-drain new' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'self'+'drain'='selfdrain'
'selfdrain' anagrammed gives 'FRIESLAND'.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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