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A gentle land (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alight

'land' is the definition.
(I know that alight is a type of land)

'a gentle' is the wordplay.
'gentle' becomes 'light' (synonyms).
'a'+'light'='ALIGHT'

(Other definitions for alight that I've seen before include "Disembark, land" , "Descend from vehicle" , "'Step off, a bus, say (6)'" , "Burning; descend" , "Touch down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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