The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EGYPT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EGYPT
- Those playing rugby leap, but only the backs land
- Country Lawrence revolutionised without trouble
- Land in east, not as open to pain
- . Country‘s trouble captured in film
- Anguish at heart of alien realm
- Like youngster’s first pint in place by the Med
- Poem without the Spanish part in country
- Torture in alien nation
- Implausibly good type ruined country
- Cheat hides in heart of Breton 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 = egypt.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.