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Scour the bush country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrub

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This could be a double definition.

'scour' is the first definition.
(I know that scour can be written as scrub)

'bush country' is the second definition.
'scrub' can be an answer for 'bush' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'country' bit.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for scrub that I've seen before include "Get rid of" , "plants" , "Powerful wash" , "Rub hard; brushwood" , "Scour - stunted trees" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Irish News.
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