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Country lover hoping all bats ultimately survive (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anglophile

'country lover' is the definition.

'hoping all bats ultimately survive' is the wordplay.
'bats' indicates anagramming the letters (slang for mad).
'ultimately' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'survive' is 'e'.
'hoping'+'all'='hopingall'
'hopingall' is an anagram of 'anglophil'.
'anglophil'+'e'='ANGLOPHILE'

(Other definitions for anglophile that I've seen before include "admirer of English" , "England supporter" , "Our friend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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