The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CANADA
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
C
A
N
A
D
A
More clues leading to the result CANADA
- Ditch a lawyer somewhere in North America
- Country clubs are initially not a thing
- State prison lawyer in US tours close to Alabama
- Is it possible that a half-cut European is a state?
- Jail a lawyer in North America
- Preserve commercial area in country since 1867
- Preserve odd parts in Andean country
- Country’s miraculous place diaspora vacated
- Vessel takes girl to see second largest country
- May, a public prosecutor in US? No, further north
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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 = canada.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.