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Macao bid in tumble with a south-east Asian country (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cambodia

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'asian country' is the definition.
(country in Asia)

'macao bid in tumble with a south-east' is the wordplay.
'macao bid' anagrams to 'CAMBODIA'.
However, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for cambodia that I've seen before include "distant land" , "Oriental country" , "SW Asian state" , "somewhere in Asia" , "A nation in southeastern Asia" .)

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