Pre-1991 Asian soviet on the Caspian Sea (10)

I believe the answer is:

azerbaijan

(Other definitions for azerbaijan that I've seen before include "republic" , "Country in the South Caucasus" , "Baku's country" , "in Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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