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Fuss in different cities in the country (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecuador

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

'fuss in different cities' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fuss' could be 'ado' (synonyms) and 'ado' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ecuador that I've seen before include "Land" , "South American state" , "The state capital is Quito" , "Country of the Galapagos Islands" , "South American country on the equator" .)

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