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Our country rejected, hold on for another (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kuwait

'for another' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'our country rejected hold' is the wordplay.
'our country' becomes 'UK' (United Kingdom).
'rejected' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'hold' becomes 'wait' (synonyms).
'uk' back-to-front is 'ku'.
'ku'+'wait'='KUWAIT'

'on' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for kuwait that I've seen before include "Saddam Hussein invaded this country on Persian Gulf" , "Country invaded by Iraq" , "Gulf state" , "Gulf War liberated it, 1991" , "Arab kingdom, major source of oil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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