The range of a subject (4)

I believe the answer is:

area

(Other definitions for area that I've seen before include "field of study" , "'Tract, region (4)'" , "Part of a building, city etc" , "Surface measurement" , "The measure of a surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.

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