The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word AZERBAIJAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AZERBAIJAN
- Land almost nothing, after a West Indian lands one
- A creature having right to move north before start of year in country
- Country of extreme characters awfully bare the first day of the year
- A zebra shot on New Year’s Day in Asian state
- Country where a zebra roams freely on New Year’s Day
- A zebra harmed on New Year’s Day for country
- Rare zebra, one Jack found in northern areas around country
Buddy explains!
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 = azerbaijan.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.