The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BELARUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
B
E
L
A
R
U
S
More clues leading to the result BELARUS
- Liberal dons tolerate American state
- Beckoned eastwards, Lukashenko approved Russia’s ‘Union State’ primarily, here?
- Where a ruble’s circulated?
- Stomach about full, ultimately, with American nation
- Land ball at the back, stand to welcome American
- Spend rubles importing article here
- A ruble’s minted here
- Mother touring Latin American state
- Country vehicle conveying drunken earl
- Beckoned eastwards, Lukashenko approved Russia's 'Union State' primarily, here?
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 = belarus.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.