Possibly had a nice estate in South America (8)

I believe the answer is:

hacienda

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'estate in south america' is the definition.
'hacienda' can be an answer for 'estate' (hacienda is a kind of estate). I'm not certain of the 'in south america' bit.

'possibly had a nice' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'had'+'a'+'nice'='hadanice'
'hadanice' anagrammed gives 'HACIENDA'.

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(Other definitions for hacienda that I've seen before include "Ranch in Latin America" , "House on a Spanish ranch" , "farmstead" , "estate abroad" , "large estate in South America!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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