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Country has answers about solving crime (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

america

'country' is the definition.
(United States of America)

'answers about solving crime' is the wordplay.
'answers' becomes 'aa' (an abbreviation for answer written twice).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'solving' is an anagram indicator (anagrams are puzzles).
'crime' anagrammed gives 'meric'.
'aa' going around 'meric' is 'AMERICA'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for america that I've seen before include "Ira came from the continent" , "Western land mass" , "The USA" , "Continent named after Vespucci" , "Land of the free and home of the brave?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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