The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ANGOLA
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result ANGOLA
- A new aim holding back a SW African state
- Country life’s beginning in an Indian state
- Land a record catch nearly on return
- Write article then leave city for African state
- Staggering along to a country in Africa
- Country catprimarily looking for queen
- Non-governmental organisation left in Africa after evacuation here?
- A record backed by a new nation
- Article left in Indian state or country
- Country gaol in uproar after article
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The straight part
We know that "Land" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case land = angola.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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