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Country roads twisting, say, near the middle (7)

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I believe the answer is:

senegal

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

'roads twisting say near the middle' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'say' could be 'eg' and 'eg' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for senegal that I've seen before include "W African republic" , "Land" , "Sea glen in the African state" , "Country surrounding the Gambia" , "French-speaking west African republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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