A spin in the country (5)

I believe the answer is:

spain

'the country' is the definition.
(I know that Spain is a European country)

'a spin in' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a' placed within 'spin' is 'SPAIN'.

(Other definitions for spain that I've seen before include "It pains one to be out in this country" , "European nation" , "Pains badly to be in the country" , "Crazy pains?" , "European country" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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