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Hesitation in country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erin

'country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hesitation in' is the wordplay.
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'er'+'in'='ERIN'

(Other definitions for erin that I've seen before include "Another name for 11 ac" , "Ireland (poet.)" , "Literary term for Ireland" , "country" , "The Emerald Isle, in poetry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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