Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
I believe the answer is:
zaire
'former name of the democratic republic of the congo' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for zaire that I've seen before include "Until 1997 the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" , "renamed African area" , "Previous name of Congo" , "Former African republic" , "somewhere abroad, recalled?" .)