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Spring in a European country, not at home (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spa

'spring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a european country not at home' is the wordplay.
'a european country' becomes 'spain' (Spain is an example).
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'spain' with 'in' removed is 'SPA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spa that I've seen before include "E.g. Harrogate" , "Water-cure town" , "Hydromassage facility" , "Watering hole" , "here for healthy holiday" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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