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The Clue
Lands around mansions (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DEMESNES
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Notes
The answer DEMESNES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DEMESNE as a noun:
1. (estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne) = extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
2. (domain, demesne, land) = territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"