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Care I'd taken in Cannes and thereabouts (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

providence

'care' is the definition.
(I know that Providence is a type of care)

'i'd taken in cannes and thereabouts' is the wordplay.
'taken in' is an insertion indicator.
'cannes and thereabouts' becomes 'Provence' (Cannes is in Provence in France).
'id' put inside 'provence' is 'PROVIDENCE'.

(Other definitions for providence that I've seen before include "fortune" , "US state capital" , "tender care" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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