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Universal train and air travel in the country one imagined (9)

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I believe the answer is:

ruritania

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'the country one imagined' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'universal train and air travel' is the wordplay.
'universal' becomes 'U' (film certificate).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'travel' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'travels' mean this).
'u'+'train'='utrain'
'utrain' put after 'air' is 'airutrain'.
'airutrain' with letters rearranged gives 'RURITANIA'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ruritania that I've seen before include "Hope country" , "Anthony Hope's imagined central European kingdom" , "romantic situation" , "mythical land" , "adventurous setting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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