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Vital force opposing Italian region (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chianti

'italian region' is the definition.
(Chianti is a wine-producing region of Italy)

'vital force opposing' is the wordplay.
'vital force' becomes 'chi' (life force in Chinese philosophy).
'opposing' becomes 'anti' (prefix meaning 'opposing').
'chi'+'anti'='CHIANTI'

(Other definitions for chianti that I've seen before include "Chain it to popular Italian wine" , "Popular dry red wine of Tuscany" , "Italian wine - mountain range" , "I can hit for popular Italian wine" , "Wine produced in Tuscany" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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