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Central components of forward country? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rwanda

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'country?' is the definition.
(I know that Rwanda is a country)

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(Other definitions for rwanda that I've seen before include "Republic in central Africa" , "African state" , "African republic" , "Language" , "Scene of a genocide in 1994" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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