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Tract of grassland left untidy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leaflet

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

'grassland left untidy' is the wordplay.
'grassland' becomes 'lea' (lea is a kind of grassland).
'untidy' indicates an anagram.
'left' with letters rearranged gives 'flet'.
'lea'+'flet'='LEAFLET'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for leaflet that I've seen before include "Distribute small circulars" , "Single sheet of paper as advert" , "Flyer, bill" , "All feet (anag)" , "very little greenery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Sun, The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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