Dubai or Abu Dhabi, eg (7)

I believe the answer is:

emirate

(Other definitions for emirate that I've seen before include "Meatier (anag) -- Qatar, for example" , "Gulf state, perhaps" , "Arab domain" , "Eg, Dubai" , "state forbidding alcohol?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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