The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ICELAND
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More clues leading to the result ICELAND
- Island republic, one beginning to conserve antelope?
- I caught large antelope … in unlikely country!
- Country album maybe full of panache I put at No. 1
- Country lad, nice in an odd sort of way
- Country shop that sold knackered horses?
- Where you may see reindeer I see antelope
- One spring flower missing in eastern nation
- Country clubs in unexpected denial
- Country responsible for taking control of wild animal
- Country dancing nice with lad
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The straight part
We know that "northern country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case northern country = iceland.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.
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