The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KENYA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result KENYA
- Country parrot seen round city
- New Year in parrot country
- Nation understanding you
- Country dancing yankee shaking behind
- Mr West gets his vowels confused in this country
- Range over unknown area in country
- Coming from Lake Nyasa to land further north
- Coming from Lake Nyasa, land further north
- Critical article covering North African country
- Land in Africa, getting down finally in crucial area
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Coming from Lake Nyasa, land further north" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coming from lake nyasa, land further north = kenya.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.