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Wild praise for the old country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

persia

'the old country' is the definition.
(historical term for Iran)

'wild praise' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'praise' is an anagram of 'PERSIA'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for persia that I've seen before include "Old Iran" , "Iran, formerly" , "It's now known as Iran" , "Old land" , "Former name of Iran" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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