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Small country hospital to spoil one, no? (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

san marino

'small country' is the definition.
(small European country)

'hospital to spoil one no?' is the wordplay.
'hospital' becomes 'san' (short for sanatorium).
'to spoil' becomes 'mar' ('mar' can be a synonym of 'spoil').
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'san'+'mar'+'i'+'no'='SAN MARINO'

(Other definitions for san marino that I've seen before include "Romanians (anag) - European enclave" , "Small independent republic in NE Italy" , "Person not holding generally accepted beliefs" , "No marinas in this small republic in NE Italy" , "Smallest European republic (24 sq miles)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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