The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JORDAN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result JORDAN
- Golden days during month in the country
- Price now for the country?
- 8 needs to begin joint, otherwise he was desperate
- A model state?
- An Arab country girl rings the doctor up
- Katie Price in river
- Judge’s command not including one Arab country
- Sweetheart! That's darn free country!
- Death? Saint accepts short way
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Katie Price/river" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case katie price/river = jordan.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.