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Subject matter to cover in huge area (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

continent

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'huge area' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'subject matter to cover in' is the wordplay.
'subject matter' becomes 'content' (synonyms).
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'content' going around 'in' is 'CONTINENT'.

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(Other definitions for continent that I've seen before include "Africa, say" , "dry?" , "Temperate - land mass" , "Virtuous" , "Large land mass - exercising self-restraint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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