The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCOTLAND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SCOTLAND
- International team’s way to win, holding firm
- Polish securing place to sleep by Lake Country
- Various clans to note here?
- First sofa bed to arrive in country
- The brave country?
- Not the only part of the UK wanting tax to come down
- Country wants tax to come down
- Bed left in smooth state once
- Country clubs? Lad’s not excited about that
- Bed to essentially relax in beach, somewhere in Britain
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The straight part
We know that "Various clans to note here" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case various clans to note here = scotland.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.