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First sofa bed to arrive in country (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scotland

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

'first sofa bed to arrive' is the wordplay.
'first' says to take the initial letters.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'to arrive' becomes 'land' (landing is a kind of arriving).
The first letter of 'sofa' is 's'.
's'+'cot'+'land'='SCOTLAND'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for scotland that I've seen before include "Strange clans dot this country" , "The country of strange cold ants" , "The thistle is its emblem" , "Country of Jock and Angus" , "Semi-autonomous region of the UK" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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