The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SUDAN
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More clues leading to the result SUDAN
- Nation America backed, and abandoned
- American looking up little Daniel in African state
- Short day in warmer African country
- State prosecutor getting tabloid coverage
- Backed America and much of European country
- America backed desperate character in African republic
- Rising American prosecutor joining northern state
- Bit of a lather heading to any northern country
- Sand possibly holds uranium in Arab country
- Feature of soap, Neighbours, primarily, about Australian nation
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Nation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nation = sudan.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.