Letters from fancy Prussian to country (6)

I believe the answer is:

cyprus

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

'letters from fancy prussian' is the wordplay.
'CYPRUS' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cyprus that I've seen before include "Limassol's island" , "Island - legendary home of Aphrodite" , "Large East Mediterranean island" , "Mediterranean island country" , "Othello island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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