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Country where its traditional energy source not available (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

china

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This clue could be a double definition.

'country' is the first definition.
(China is a country)

'where its traditional energy source not available' is the second definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for china that I've seen before include "Household ceramics" , "Household tableware" , "Asian country" , "Ceramic; mate" , "pottery" .)

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