What does the cryptic crossword clue "Wrongly says country will be involved in failure (9)" mean?

The definition is "Wrongly says". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). STATE (synonym="”country” in MISS=”failure”") in MISS (synonym="”failure”") = MISSTATES; definition: "Wrongly says" The answer is MISSTATES.

Wrongly says country will be involved in failure (9)

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