Black varnish (5)
I believe the answer is:
japan
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">black varnish</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for japan that I've seen before include "Land of the Rising Sun" , "East Asian country" , "Country and decorated black lacquerware" , "Nippon" , "Glossy black lacquer" .)