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Country hotel, so exotic (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lesotho

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

'hotel so exotic' is the wordplay.
'exotic' indicates an anagram.
'hotel'+'so'='hotelso'
'hotelso' with letters rearranged gives 'LESOTHO'.

(Other definitions for lesotho that I've seen before include "South African kingdom" , "Southern African country, capital Maseru" , "African territory" , "He loots (anag) -- southern African kingdom" , "Kingdom within South Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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