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Place of refuge, maybe spot in the country (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denmark

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

'place of refuge maybe spot' is the wordplay.
'place of refuge' becomes 'den'.
'maybe spot' becomes 'mark'.
'den'+'mark'='DENMARK'

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for denmark that I've seen before include "Aarhus is its second-largest city" , "Mark end of the country" , "Hamlet's country" , "EU member" , "Monarchy, a member of the European Union" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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