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Scruffy nest situated in the country (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

united states

'country' is the definition.
(I know that United States is a country)

'scruffy nest situated' is the wordplay.
'scruffy' is an anagram indicator.
'nest'+'situated'='nestsituated'
'nestsituated' anagrammed gives 'UNITED STATES'.

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for united states that I've seen before include "Country, capital Washington DC" , "National federation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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