Country embraced by Afghan, apparently (5)

I believe the answer is:

ghana

'country' is the definition.
(Ghana is an example)

'embraced by afghan apparently' is the wordplay.
'embraced' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'GHANA' is hidden in the letters of 'by afghan apparently'.

(Other definitions for ghana that I've seen before include "West African country, independent since 1957" , "nation" , "Woody raspberry stem" , "W. African state" , "Its capital is Accra" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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