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Scotsman and journalist together working initially in a part of Greece (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macedonia

'part of greece' is the definition.
(I know this)

'scotsman and journalist together working initially in a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'scotsman' could be 'mac' and 'mac' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
'journalist' could be 'ed' (short for editor) and 'ed' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'oi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

(Other definitions for macedonia that I've seen before include "European country, capital Skopje" , "republic" , "Landlocked Balkan country" , "Southeast European country" , "Alexander the Great's homeland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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