To leave the country (4)

I believe the answer is:

togo

'the country' is the definition.
(Togo is an example)

'to leave' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go'.
'to'+'go'='TOGO'

(Other definitions for togo that I've seen before include "Remaining united" , "territory of some West Africans" , "place in Africa" , "West African republic" , "W African republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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