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Are its wines on a scale that’s unusual? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

alsace

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'are its wines' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'on a scale that's unusual?' is the wordplay.
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing \'on\' a person).
'that's unusual?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'unusual' mean this).
'scale' anagrammed gives 'alsce'.
'a' going within 'alsce' is 'ALSACE'.

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(Other definitions for alsace that I've seen before include "Region of France famous for white wine" , "White wine; Fr. region" , "Region of northeastern France famous for its wines" , "Region of France, capital Strasbourg" , "Filled pastry" .)

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