The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DENMARK
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More clues leading to the result DENMARK
- Country retreat, note
- Men distressed in evil country
- Country exchange named before return of kroner
- Place of refuge, maybe spot in the country
- Working men in Black Country
- Men move into Black Country
- Following retreat Gospel writer in state
- Country retreat given visible sign
- Study sign in country
- Men get drunk in gloomy country
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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 = denmark.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.