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Fellow judge and I touring independent country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fiji

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

'fellow judge and i touring independent' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'judge' becomes 'j'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'touring' is an insertion indicator (touring can mean going round).
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'f'+'j'+'i'='fji'
'fji' going around 'i' is 'FIJI'.

(Other definitions for fiji that I've seen before include "Island group in the south Pacific" , "part of the Pacific" , "Pacific island country" , "South Pacific republic of 844 islands" , "South Pacific republic, capital Suva" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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