Small county in central England (7)

I believe the answer is:

rutland

(Other definitions for rutland that I've seen before include "Tiny county" , "England's smallest county" , "Smallest of the historical English counties" , "Bucks? Something of that ilk" , "Oakham area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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