The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NICARAGUA
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More clues leading to the result NICARAGUA
- Country estate, say, in Guiana mismanaged
- Country fresh air can ultimately bring you stamina
- Jaguar, maybe eating wild iguana? On the contrary, they’re both here
- Month with ace racing non-stop all over country
- A racing rogue with posh amateur in country
- Start to contrast in swirling rain a Pacific Island that’s cut off and Latin country
- Climbing in automobile, silver and gold, to go up country
- Wild iguana seizing vehicle in American region
- Racing around to secure a gold up in an American state
- Iguana was mutilated when car ran through country
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The straight part
We know that "here (a country where you might see both igunas and jaguars)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case here (a country where you might see both igunas and jaguars) = nicaragua.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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