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Local government area (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shire

(Other definitions for shire that I've seen before include "Heavy horse" , "Berks" , "Rural county" , "Powerful draught horse" , "The -----: Tolkien's hobbit-land" .)

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