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Former name of Sri Lanka (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceylon

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">former name of sri lanka</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ceylon that I've seen before include "Sri Lanka's former name" , "Sri Lanka, formerly" , "Old place" , "Former name of Sri Lanka" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com, the Irish Times (Simplex), The Telegraph, The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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