What does the cryptic crossword clue "Alsatian and bears trouble country (5)" mean?

The definition is "country". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). GYP (synonym="slang for trouble, as in “my bad knee is giving me gyp today”") in ET (synonym="French word for “and”, so “Alsatian and” in the Alsace region of France") = EGYPT; definition: "country" The answer is EGYPT.

Alsatian and bears trouble country (5)

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