Cryptic crossword clue
Old woman at home getting bag in country’s chief part? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MAINLAND

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What does MAINLAND mean?

MAINLAND noun
  1. The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
  2. The principal island of a group.

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