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Country in Burma likeable, and in Panama liberated (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mali

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'country' is the definition.
(Mali is an example)

'in panama liberated' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'MALI' is hidden in the letters of 'panama liberated'.

'in burma likeable and' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for mali that I've seen before include "Send mail out to Africa" , "W. African country" , "Land" , "part of Africa" , "Timbuktu is in this landlocked country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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