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South Mediterranean peninsula? No, it's in Russia (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siberia

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'it's in russia' is the definition.
('Siberia' is part of 'russia')

'south mediterranean peninsula?' is the wordplay.
'south' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'mediterranean peninsula?' becomes 'iberia' (I've seen this before).
's'+'iberia'='SIBERIA'

'no' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for siberia that I've seen before include "chosen by Putin for no-frills travel?" , "Eastern part of Russia" , "Arctic region" , "Eastern region of Russia" , "Former place of exile for a Russian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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