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Person
providing
protection
for
country
is
working
very
hard
(9)
Person providing protection for country is working very hard (9)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is working very hard, as in beavering away. Take BEING for a person and slot AVER (meaning to state) inside it to get BE-AVER-ING. Note the clue as printed used 'country' where it should have read 'state' to clue AVER — an editing slip.