The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RURITANIAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result RURITANIAN
- Hope inspired girl to enter race with Scotsman
- Hope countryman managed to keep educated woman in higher education
- Person from Zenda educated woman in race with Scotsman
- Train in a ground after game in a fantastic country
- Someone from Zenda or Turin an IRA suspect?
- Romantic and adventurous new man pursuing game girl
- Fictional character may ruin a train somehow
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The straight part
We know that "Hope countryman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hope countryman = ruritanian.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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