Watering place in the country (5)

I believe the answer is:

spain

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

'watering place in' is the wordplay.
'watering place' becomes 'spa' (synonyms).
'spa'+'in'='SPAIN'

(Other definitions for spain that I've seen before include "Iberian country" , "EU country" , "Kingdom" , "Crazy pains?" , "Take pains to go there" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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