Originally introduced the aphorism 'love your country' (5)

I believe the answer is:

italy

'country' is the definition.
(Italy is an example)

'originally introduced the aphorism love your' is the wordplay.
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'introduced the aphorism love your' is 'ITALY'.

(Other definitions for italy that I've seen before include "Laity (anag.)" , "Country of southern Europe" , "Latin country" , "Land for strange laity" , "Country of Bologna, Bari and Brescia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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