The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LEBANON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LEBANON
- The French outlaw taking on a country
- Country person of vulgar manners, heading out soon
- Rely on eating British far from home here
- Book by unknown author following the French state
- Country where bell sounds rise before long
- Country club oddly rejected accepting earl immediately
- Tyre here heading for blowout, given external force
- Large banks prohibit working in this country
- Knight following sign outside bar to Asian republic
- The French prohibition operating in a Mediterranean country
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case country = lebanon.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.