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Country song after limited expansion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bulgaria

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

'song after limited expansion' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'song' could be 'aria' (aria is a kind of song) and 'aria' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for bulgaria that I've seen before include "Balkan republic" , "Black Sea country" , "Southeast European country" , "European country - Wombles' great uncle" , "Balkan country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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