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Entering Belgium, a liberated country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mali

'country' is the definition.
(Mali is an example)

'entering belgium a liberated' is the wordplay.
'entering' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'MALI' is hidden within 'belgium a liberated'.

(Other definitions for mali that I've seen before include "Timbuktu is in this landlocked country" , "Send mail out to Africa" , "African country, former French colony" , "part of Africa" , "Indian gardener; African republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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