Crossword Genius

Country moans — rain all over the place! (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

san marino

'country' is the definition.
(San Marino is an example)

'moans rain all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' is an anagram indicator.
'moans'+'rain'='moansrain'
'moansrain' is an anagram of 'SAN MARINO'.

(Other definitions for san marino that I've seen before include "No marinas in this small Italian republic" , "Tiny European republic" , "Romanians (anag) - European enclave" , "Small European state" , "Independent republic, enclave of Italy near Rimini" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Telegraph.
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