Temperate part of the world (9)

I believe the answer is:

continent

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This might be a double definition.

'temperate' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'part of the world' is the second definition.
'continent' can be an answer for 'world' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'part of the' bit.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for continent that I've seen before include "Africa, for example" , "Monk vows" , "global sector" , "Europe, say" , "dry?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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