The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HUNGARY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HUNGARY
- Eager to welcome a European country
- Longing to tour a country
- Country commonly said to be empty
- Wanting food outside a country in Europe
- Short of fare, crossing a country in Europe
- Eager to get across a country
- Very eager to tour a country
- Keen to annex a country
- Very keen to go around a country
- Country suspended head of ailing railway
Buddy explains!
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 = hungary.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.