Land of Hope? (9)
I believe the answer is:
ruritania
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">land of hope?</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(fictional land created by Anthony Hope)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ruritania that I've seen before include "mythical land" , "Fictional land of romance" , "adventurous setting" , "Hope country" , "Imaginary European kingdom" .)