Small coastal nation bordering Iraq (6)

I believe the answer is:

kuwait

(Other definitions for kuwait that I've seen before include "Gulf state" , "Country on Persian gulf coveted by Saddam Hussein" , "Arab kingdom, major source of oil" , "Gulf War liberated it, 1991" , "in Middle East" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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