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Lack of progress in a country full of men? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stagnation

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'lack of progress' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a country full of men?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'country' could be 'nation' (synonyms) and 'nation' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stagnation that I've seen before include "Lack of movement or growth" , "State of lethargy" , "Nothing much happens" , "It's still" , "sluggish" .)

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