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Run, with Russian runner, for country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rural

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'for country' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'run with russian runner' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'russian runner' becomes 'ural' (Russian river. I am not sure about the 'russian' bit.).
'r'+'ural'='RURAL'

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(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Relating to the countryside" , "outside the city?" , "Countryfied" , "Countrylike" , "Old country fellow" .)

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