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I led country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iran

'country' is the definition.
(Iran is a country)

'i led' is the wordplay.
'led' becomes 'ran' (to lead is to run or be in charge of).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Country that was Persia" , "Modern name for Persia" , "Modern-day Persia" , "Tehran is its capital" , "Tehran's country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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