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Some hairy spiders back in country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

syria

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

'some hairy spiders back' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'airys' is hidden in the letters of 'hairy spiders'.
'airys' reversed gives 'SYRIA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "Middle East country, capital Damascus" , "Country bordering?Lebanon" , "Country bordering Iraq" , "Country E. of Lebanon" , "Mediterranean republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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