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Time in coastal location where wild flowers can prosper? (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

set-aside

'where wild flowers can prosper?' is the definition.
(term for an area of farmland which is not grown on)

'time in coastal location' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'coastal location' becomes 'seaside'.
't' going within 'seaside' is 'SET-ASIDE'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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