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View of country importing gold (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panorama

'view' is the definition.
('panorama' can be a synonym of 'view')

'country importing gold' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'panama' (Panama is an example**).
'importing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'panama' going around 'or' is 'PANORAMA'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for panorama that I've seen before include "Wide unbroken view" , "long-running programme" , "Current affairs programme" , "Overall view" , "Wide view (from BBC TV?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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