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Take turns travelling in part of Central Asia (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turkestan

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'part of central asia' is the definition.
'turkestan' can be an answer for 'part' (I have seen 'part of Asia' mean 'turkestan' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'turkestan'). I'm unsure of the 'of central asia' bit.

'take turns travelling' is the wordplay.
'travelling' is an anagram indicator.
'take'+'turns'='taketurns'
'taketurns' with letters rearranged gives 'TURKESTAN'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for turkestan that I've seen before include "Central Asian region" , "Area of central Asia" , "part of Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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