Vicinity (4)
'vicinity' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for area that I've seen before include "Space for a specific purpose, say picnic" , "field of study" , "Region, space" , "Succession, order" , "Expanse of a surface" .)
'vicinity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for surroundings that I've seen is " Environment".)