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Dutch wanting female to lead country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

missus

'dutch' is the definition.
(dutch can informally mean a wife)

'female to lead country' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'miss' (miss refers to a young woman).
'to lead' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'country' becomes 'us' (U.S. is an example).
'miss'+'us'='MISSUS'

'wanting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for missus that I've seen before include "Wife (informal)" , "Wife (colloquial)" , "The old lady" , "Dutch American" , "As partner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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