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Original couple touring Spain and Germany with daughter (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unedited

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'original' is the definition.
(in the original, unedited form)

'couple touring spain and germany with daughter' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'spain' could be 'e' (abbreviation for Espana) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
'germany' could be 'd' (vehicle registration code for Deutschland) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'daughter' could be 'd' (genealogical abbreviation) and 'd' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for unedited that I've seen before include "As written, without correction" , "Not yet prepared for publication" , "Not ready for publication" , "as it was first presented?" , "In the original version" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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