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The true figure is in this region (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realm

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'this region' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the true figure is in' is the wordplay.
'the true' becomes 'ream' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'figure' becomes 'l' (I've seen this in other clues).
'is in' is an insertion indicator.
'ream' placed around 'l' is 'REALM'.

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(Other definitions for realm that I've seen before include "Kingdom could be lamer" , "Land under a king or queen" , "Empire - state" , "Kingdom, or field of activity" , "Kingdom's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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