Country worker welcomes gangster's girlfriend right off (7)

I believe the answer is:

holland

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

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for holland that I've seen before include "European country" , "Don Hall is in the Netherlands" , "European kingdom" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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