Romania, a little country (4)

I believe the answer is:

oman

'country' is the definition.
(Oman is an example)

'romania a little' is the wordplay.
'a little' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'OMAN' is hidden in the letters of 'romania'.

(Other definitions for oman that I've seen before include "monarchy" , "Former Gulf country, Muscat and --" , "Muscat's country" , "Arab state" , "Sultanate on the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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