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Restore control to the country (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reinstate

'restore' is the definition.
(I know that reinstate is a more specific form of the action restore)

'control to the country' is the wordplay.
'control' becomes 'rein' (reining is a kind of controlling).
'to the country' becomes 'state' ('state' can be a synonym of 'country').
'rein'+'state'='REINSTATE'

(Other definitions for reinstate that I've seen before include "Restore to former post" , "Give back" , "Put back in position" , "Bring back" , "Restore to previous position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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