The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BENIN
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More clues leading to the result BENIN
- Mountain peak in African country
- Highland peak in W African state
- Country home beyond mountain
- At front of Berkeley Square picked up land
- Land one, punching Hilary
- Mountain surrounded by country
- Peak in African country
- Number born after revolution in country
- Yesteryear’s Tony enthralling one country
- Mountain in African republic
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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 = benin.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.