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Country squire originally wearing creamy-white jacket? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ivory coast

'country' is the definition.
(Ivory Coast is an example)

'squire originally wearing creamy-white jacket?' is the wordplay.
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
'wearing' indicates putting letters inside.
'creamy white' becomes 'ivory' (I've seen this before).
'jacket?' becomes 'coat' (jacket is a kind of coat**).
The first letter of 'squire' is 's'.
'ivory'+'coat'='ivorycoat'
's' inserted inside 'ivorycoat' is 'IVORY COAST'.

(Other definitions for ivory coast that I've seen before include "Former English name of west African republic" , "Country on the Gulf of Guinea, a former French protectorate" , "country, in the past" , "West African country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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