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Country's crime data evenly distributed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

america

'country's' is the definition.
(America is an example)

'crime data evenly distributed' is the wordplay.
'evenly' means one should take alternating letters (the letters in even-numbered positions).
'distributed' indicates an anagram.
The alternate letters of 'data' are 'aa'.
'crime'+'aa'='crimeaa'
'crimeaa' with letters rearranged gives 'AMERICA'.

(Other definitions for america that I've seen before include "Western land mass" , "The US" , "Take care and aim for the continent" , "Name of two continents" , "Care and aim badly for the continent" .)

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