The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INDIA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INDIA
- Country — popular destination in Asia, primarily
- Nation in debt is ashamed, initially
- Home help turned up in a state
- Asian country dismissing cases of Hindu bias
- Country featuring in main diagram
- Home help sent up country
- I help Northern Island from the south
- I may represent this country
- Cricket team after hotel
- State support part of UK rejected
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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 = india.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.