The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IRELAND
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More clues leading to the result IRELAND
- Anger to burden the country
- Anger and trouble for a Shakespeare faker
- Isle I’d learn about
- Modest outlay for South African crossing the Spanish state
- Lunatic earl in ultimately wild country
- John who scored where Hibernian at home?
- Cross-country invader gutted antelope
- Resistance stops deal in developing country
- Composer close to Britten in sound
- One antelope leaping over river in the country
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "part of Europe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of europe = ireland.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.