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A Queen with flag backing country (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eritrea

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'country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a queen with flag backing' is the wordplay.
'queen with' becomes 'er' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'flag' becomes 'tire' (both can mean to become weary).
'backing' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a'+'er'+'tire'='aertire'
'aertire' in reverse letter order is 'ERITREA'.

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(Other definitions for eritrea that I've seen before include "Northeast African country" , "NE African state" , "NE African country" , "Asmara area" , "Red Sea country, capital Asmara" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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