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Some green, fertile area (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lea

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'some green fertile area' is the definition.
'lea' can be an answer for 'area' (lea is a kind of area). I am not sure about the 'some green fertile' bit.

'some green fertile area' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'LEA' is hidden in the letters of 'green fertile area'.

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(Other definitions for lea that I've seen before include "authority for teachers" , "Land growing grass" , "Grazing land" , "River flowing through London" , "Open arable land (poet.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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