The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word KASHMIR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result KASHMIR
- Far side of oak tree backing border state
- By the sound of it, money only for a subcontinental area
- Material broadcast in disputed region
- Disputed region in mid-Balkans with a quiet border to the west
- Disputed region ready for broadcast on space station
- State like queen overwhelmed by booze
- 5A remains on edge, climbing disputed region
- Area of conflict to crush Starmer, according to Spooner
- Arm Sikh that’s agitated in region of India
- Report of material in troubled region
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "somewhere in Asia" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case somewhere in asia = kashmir.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.