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Country shack in restriction (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bhutan

'country' is the definition.
(I know that Bhutan is a country)

'shack in restriction' is the wordplay.
'shack' becomes 'hut' (synonyms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'restriction' becomes 'ban' (a ban is a restriction on something).
'hut' going within 'ban' is 'BHUTAN'.

(Other definitions for bhutan that I've seen before include "Asian kingdom" , "Bowman" , "Small country" , "kingdom near China" , "Himalayan kingdom" .)

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