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King Charles fenced grassland plain (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clear

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'plain' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'king charles fenced grassland' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'king' could be 'lear' (Shakespeare's King Lear) and 'lear' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for clear that I've seen before include "Transparent - free of obstruction" , "Set free of charges" , "Bold" , "Open; not cloudy" , "Jump over without contact" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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