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Country curses bad weather (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

bahrain

bolivia
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(Other definitions for bahrain that I've seen before include "Gulf state" , "Arab state" , "Gulf sheikhdom, capital Manama" , "kingdom in Middle East" , "Gulf region?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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