The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word HINTERLAND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HINTERLAND
- One suggesting secure area round port
- One suggesting to settle area away from the coast
- Suggest queen alight in backcountry
- Detective series given tip by Queen and Country
- Departs with ninth earl to ramble in remote area
- Trace antelope roaming Ecuador’s last remote area
- Train held up around noon in remote areas
- Worker that has put down line in distant territory
- Hotel meeting place in ground set down in dependent region
- Indicate antelope across river in back-country
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The straight part
We know that "dependent region" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dependent region = hinterland.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HINTERLAND mean?
HINTERLAND noun- The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
- The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
- A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
- That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
- Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.