Crossword Genius

A thin lad abandoned country (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thailand

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

'a thin lad abandoned' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'thin'+'lad'='athinlad'
'athinlad' anagrammed gives 'THAILAND'.

(Other definitions for thailand that I've seen before include "Former Siam" , "Formerly Siam" , "Asian nation" , "Southeast Asian country" , "Modern Siam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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