South-west English county (6)

I believe the answer is:

dorset

(Other definitions for dorset that I've seen before include "Coastal county of southern England" , "Rod set up in the English county" , "County of south-west England" , "Hardy country" , "A SW county" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Newsday.com.

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