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Scattered rain in the country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iran

'country' is the definition.
(Iran is a country)

'scattered rain' is the wordplay.
'scattered' indicates an anagram.
'rain' is an anagram of 'IRAN'.

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Tehran is its capital" , "It was known as Persia until 1935" , "oil supplier" , "Country that was Persia" , "Iraq's neighbour" .)

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