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Urge to burn particularly empty country (9)

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I believe the answer is:

pyromania

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'urge' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Criminal urge' mean 'pyromania' so perhaps 'urge' could also mean 'pyromania')

'particularly empty country' is the wordplay.
'empty' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'country' becomes 'romania' (Romania is an example).
'particularly' with its centre taken out is 'py'.
'py'+'romania'='PYROMANIA'

'to burn' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for pyromania that I've seen before include "Flaming madness!" , "Obsessive interest in fire" , "igniting lots of fires" , "lighting up for fun?" , "criminal tendency" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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