The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SLOVENIA
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More clues leading to the result SLOVENIA
- Country the reverse of excellent led by slipshod character
- Country a novel is written about
- Lost son alive in the country
- Small range, one in city state
- Country person looking untidy, the reverse of tip-top
- Country is sick, going backwards, old archdeacon admitted
- Mostly backward and not completely forgivable state
- Careless person I start to avoid in European country
- Strong attachment to the six counties in South American country
- Careless person getting recurrent fine in country
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