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Some hairy Scotsmen up country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

syria

'country' is the definition.
(I know that Syria is a Asian country)

'some hairy scotsmen up' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'airys' is hidden in the letters of 'hairy scotsmen'.
'airys' in reverse letter order is 'SYRIA'.

(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "West Asian Republic" , "Mediterranean republic" , "Damascus is its capital city" , "Asian country" , "Country bordering Turkey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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