Yacht is at sea in ancient region (7)
I believe the answer is:
scythia
If this is the answer I cannot explain how the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scythia that I've seen before include "old Black Sea region" , "Ancient region of SE Europe and Asia" .)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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