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Preserve odd parts in Andean country (6)

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I believe the answer is:

canada

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'andean country' is the definition.
'canada' can be an answer for 'country' (Canada is an example). I am unsure of the 'andean' bit.

'preserve odd parts' is the wordplay.
'preserve' becomes 'can' (canning is a kind of preserving).
'odd parts' becomes 'ada' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'can'+'ada'='CANADA'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for canada that I've seen before include "Commonwealth country" , "Its flag includes the maple leaf" , "Large country" , "Country with six time zones" , "North American country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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