The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WESSEX
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result WESSEX
- Old kingdom’s relations on mend, after setback
- Old kingdom is under obligation to drop first one, then the other
- Region of Welsh county
- Old part of England being captivated by introduction of Windows 10
- Western county in former kingdom
- Relations on our side mean to visit ancient region
- Point to Elizabeth’s favourite part of old England
- Hardy country for an earl
- Family returned to join class
- Old kingdom, new Earl
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The straight part
We know that "old part of England" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old part of england = wessex.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.