The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAMEROON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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M
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N
More clues leading to the result CAMEROON
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- Leader no longer touring round country
- Love in romance novel somewhere in Africa
- Sing about morning event not opening
- Country’s Government leader trapping Opposition leader
- . State able to nab straying Romeo
- PM claims love for country
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case country = cameroon.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.