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Setback incomplete for Queen and Country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

niger

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'country' is the definition.
(African country)

'setback incomplete for queen' is the wordplay.
'setback' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'incomplete for' becomes 'gin' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'gin' reversed gives 'nig'.
'nig'+'er'='NIGER'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for niger that I've seen before include "Land-locked country and river of W Africa" , "West African country, capital Niamey" , "African river flowing into the South Atlantic" , "African state and river" , "Part of Africa" .)

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