Rogue nation, if kept under threat (2,5,5)

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at knife point

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'under threat' is the definition.
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'rogue nation if kept' is the wordplay.
'rogue' indicates an anagram (letters go rogue).
'nation'+'if'+'kept'='nationifkept'
'nationifkept' with letters rearranged gives 'AT KNIFE POINT'.

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