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Some wine areas quite close (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

near

'close' is the definition.
(I know that close can be written as near)

'some wine areas quite' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'NEAR' is hidden in the letters of 'wine areas quite'.

(Other definitions for near that I've seen before include "Not far distant in time or space etc." , "Almost; approach" , "Miserly; approach" , "Tight-fisted" , "Close in time or space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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