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English copper with no end of love for a foreign land (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecuador

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'foreign land' is the definition.
'Ecuador' can be an answer for 'land' (Ecuador is an example). I'm unsure of the 'foreign' bit.

'english copper with no end of love for a' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'copper' becomes 'Cu' (chemical symbol).
'with no end of love' becomes 'dor' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'dor' after 'a' is 'ador'.
'e'+'cu'+'ador'='ECUADOR'

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(Other definitions for ecuador that I've seen before include "Land" , "South American country on the equator" , "South American republic" , "Where panama hats are made" , "S. American nation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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