Making enemies of a porky country (10)

I believe the answer is:

alienation

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'making enemies of' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a porky country' is the wordplay.
'porky' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this in other clues).
'country' becomes 'nation' (synonyms).
'a'+'lie'+'nation'='ALIENATION'

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(Other definitions for alienation that I've seen before include "Turning" , "State of feeling isolated" , "Brecht's effect" , "the effect of Brecht" , "divorce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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