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Country doctors are OK (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

korea

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'country' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'doctors are ok' is the wordplay.
'doctors' is an anagram indicator.
'are'+'ok'='areok'
'areok' is an anagram of 'KOREA'.

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(Other definitions for korea that I've seen before include "Divided Asian peninsula" , "region in Asia" , "Divided Asian country" , "East Asian peninsula" , "Divided territory" .)

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