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Wanting answer from country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hungry

'wanting' is the definition.
(wanting food)

'answer from country' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'country' becomes 'hungary' (Hungary is an example).
'hungary' with 'a' taken out is 'HUNGRY'.

(Other definitions for hungry that I've seen before include "Keen" , "Needing food" , "Needing to be fed" , "Famished" , "Wanting fare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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