Crossword Genius

Working men in Black Country (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denmark

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

'working men in black' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'black' becomes 'dark' ('dark' can be a synonym of 'black'**).
'men' with letters rearranged gives 'enm'.
'enm' put into 'dark' is 'DENMARK'.

(Other definitions for denmark that I've seen before include "Ditto" , "Hamlet's homeland" , "A country of dark men?" , "EU member" , "Hamlet's country" .)

I've seen this clue in the Private Eye and The Guardian.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app