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Country accommodating a western nation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

malawi

'nation' is the definition.
(Malawi is an example)

'country accommodating a western' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'mali' (Mali is an example**).
'accommodating' indicates putting letters inside.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'a'+'w'='aw'
'mali' enclosing 'aw' is 'MALAWI'.

(Other definitions for malawi that I've seen before include "Landlocked African country" , "East African country" , "African nation, formerly Nyasaland" , "Country in east central Africa" , "Country formerly known as Nyasaland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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