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What the farmer has as an alternative to land (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tractor

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'what the farmer has as' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'alternative to land' is the wordplay.
'alternative' becomes 'or'.
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'land' becomes 'tract' (tract can mean an area of land).
'or' put after 'tract' is 'TRACTOR'.

'an' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tractor that I've seen before include "Vehicle used on farms" , "Type of truck with a a cab but no body" , "Agricultural vehicle" , "Farming vehicle" , "Tower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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