Ignore area (6)

I believe the answer is:

region

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'area' is the definition.
(I know that area can be written as region)

'ignore' is the wordplay.
'ignore' can be anagrammed to 'REGION'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for region that I've seen before include "Area, location" , "Area, territory" , "Part of a country" , "Area, zone" , "Ignore (anag) - area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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