Country's friend (5)

I believe the answer is:

china

This clue is a double definition.

'country's' is the first definition.
(China is an example)

'friend' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for china that I've seen before include "Household ceramics" , "World's most populous country" , "Londoner's friend" , "Fine white ceramic" , "Ceramic; friend (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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