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Some land a part in Layer Cake after being called back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acre

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'some land' is the definition.
(unit of land)

'a part in layer cake after being called back' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'part' could be 're' (re is a kind of part) and 're' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for acre that I've seen before include "Levant sea port" , "once occupied by Crusaders" , "Imperial land measurement" , "Measure of land area" , "Four roods - Israeli port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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