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A rectangular garden plot measures \((2x+3)\) metres by \((x+5)\) metres, where \(x\gt 1\). A square patio of side \((x-1)\) metres is laid in one corner, and the rest of the plot (shaded) is planted with grass. The diagram is not drawn to scale.
Which expression, in its simplest form, gives the area of the grass in square metres?