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Republican in seemingly unpopulated county? (7)

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norfolk

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'county?' is the definition.
(English county)

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(Other definitions for norfolk that I've seen before include "Eastern county" , "Very flat county" , "Norwich's county" , "It has much farmland" , "County of Norwich and Sandringham" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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