Nicaragua neighbor (8)

I believe the answer is:

honduras

(Other definitions for honduras that I've seen before include "Central US country" , "Central Amer. country" , "Central American state" , "US hadron in Central America, strangely" , "Central American republic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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