Country lad, nice in an odd sort of way (7)

I believe the answer is:

iceland

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

'lad nice in an odd sort of way' is the wordplay.
'lad nice' can be anagrammed to 'ICELAND'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for iceland that I've seen before include "Home to the volcano Eyjafjallajokull" , "Former Danish colony" , "Reykjavik's country" , "North Atlantic country" , "Nice lad (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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