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One country's nationalist going to question another (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iraq

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'one country's nationalist going to question another' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one country's nationalist going to question' is the wordplay.
'one country' becomes 'iran' (Iran is a country).
'nationalist' becomes 'n' (abbreviation in politics).
'going' suggests deleting specific letters.
'to question' becomes 'q'.
'iran' with 'n' removed is 'ira'.
'ira'+'q'='IRAQ'

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(Other definitions for iraq that I've seen before include "Asian area of conflict" , "Middle Eastern nation" , "Middle East republic, capital Baghdad" , "Middle East country" , "war-torn nation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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