The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CORNWALL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CORNWALL
- County’s crop meeting obstacle
- Cereal with everything in this corner of the country?
- Impenetrable row of crops at one end of the country?
- Force introduced to subdue entire Celtic region
- Royal Navy brought in to subdue everyone in Duchy
- 19’s son-in-law makes crown available to everyone
- My new wife advanced ££ here to see Jamaica Inn
- Old sailors with invitation to go round duchy
- Ugly thing afoot, partition in English county
- Old sailors with invitation going round duchy
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "one end of the country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one end of the country = cornwall.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.