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Asian land volcano put out energy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vietnam

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'asian land' is the definition.
(country in Asia)

'volcano put out energy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'volcano' could be 'etna' (Mount Etna) and 'etna' is located in the answer.
'energy' could be 'vim' (synonyms) and 'vim' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for vietnam that I've seen before include "Asian country, divided north and south from 1954 to 1975" , "Country in Indochina" , "former war zone" , "Asian land" , "The dong its currency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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