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Country home's help going round (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

india

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

'home's help going round' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'help' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'help').
'going round' says the letters should be written backwards.
'aid' reversed gives 'dia'.
'in'+'dia'='INDIA'

(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "South Asian republic" , "Eastern region" , "Major sub-continent of Asia" , "Commonwealth country, independent in 1947" , "where to ring for help?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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