Personification of a certain country (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "Statesman" , "The United States" , "Iconic male relative of USA" , "Federal government" , "Iconic male relative for America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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