The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RHODESIA
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More clues leading to the result RHODESIA
- State since renamed — or so I heard when travelling
- Raised wildly without house in former republic
- Island in Atlantic, originally a British-run territory
- So I heard broadcast where Ian Smith was premier
- So I hared off for the old country…
- Cast adore his setting for ‘Cecil’s Place‘
- Greek character modified ideas for historic country
- Greek island — one suppressing a country no longer
- Old country, so I heard, abroad
- Greek island — one with a colony in Africa at one time
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The straight part
We know that "historic country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case historic country = rhodesia.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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