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Occupied region – wrong one (6)

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I believe the answer is:

crimea

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'occupied region' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'wrong one' is the wordplay.
'wrong' becomes 'crime' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'crime'+'a'='CRIMEA'

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(Other definitions for crimea that I've seen before include "'Ukrainian peninsula, site of a 19th-century war (6)'" , "Ukrainian peninsula, theatre of 1853-6 war" , "old war zone" , "Ukrainian peninsula, scene of war" , "Ukraine peninsula, scene of war (1853-6)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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