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Woman at a loss somewhat in province (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natal

'province' is the definition.
(I have seen 'old province' mean 'natal' so perhaps 'province' could also mean 'natal')

'woman at a loss somewhat' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'NATAL' is hidden within 'woman at a loss'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "dealing with delivery" , "Christmas is Jesus's -- day" , "Colony once" , "South African place" , "To do with birth - in S Africa?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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