The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VIETNAM
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More clues leading to the result VIETNAM
- Millions supporting newly-formed native country
- Country Life describes volcano
- Drive around volcano in Asian republic
- Former soldier welcomes current soldier back in Socialist Republic
- Country against having it’sname changed hasn’t succeeded
- Energy shown crossing mountain in Asian country
- Country with spirit welcoming hothead
- Enthusiasm when circuiting volcano in the country
- Days of the war originally meant for the country
- Country‘s victory in team sports
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "somewhere in Indochina" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case somewhere in indochina = vietnam.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.