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Secretly solicit a liaison in a foreign country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

italia

'a foreign country' is the definition.
(Italy in 'Italian')

'secretly solicit a liaison' is the wordplay.
'secretly' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ITALIA' can be found hidden inside 'solicit a liaison'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for italia that I've seen before include "Italy (Ital.)" , "Country in its own language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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