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Country in difficulties not offering case to get employment in eco-furniture? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basketwork

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'country in difficulties not' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'case to get employment in eco-furniture?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'case' could be 'basket' (I've seen this before) and 'basket' is present in the answer.
'get' could be 'work' (synonyms) and 'work' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'offering' acts as a link.

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