County (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">county</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(term for a county, eg Hampshire, Warwickshire etc)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for shire that I've seen before include "Berks" , "Breed of draught horse" , "English county" , "County (esp. in England)" , "Heavy horse" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">county</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(English county)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "County, its tasteless moneyed Man" , "Chelmsford's county" , "Southeastern English county" , "SE English county" , "Eastern county" .)