Cryptic crossword clue
Land recently vacated by European nobleman 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COUNTRY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Land" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case land = country.
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 COUNTRY mean?

COUNTRY noun
  1. (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
  2. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
  3. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.
  4. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
  5. The rock through which a vein runs.
  6. The female genitalia, especially the vagina.
COUNTRY adjective
  1. From or in the countryside or connected with it.
  2. Of or connected to country music.
COUNTRY noun
  1. A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.

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