Wide-open grassland (7)

I believe the answer is:

prairie

(Other definitions for prairie that I've seen before include "Schooners once crossed it" , "North American grassland" , "-- Dog; -- oyster" , "Open grassland in the USA" , "Wide grassy plain" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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