Sri Lanka, formerly (6)

I believe the answer is:

ceylon

'sri lanka formerly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ceylon that I've seen before include "Sri Lanka, formerly" , "Sri Lanka's former name" , "Former name of Sri Lanka" , "Old place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Washington Post and the Newsday.com.

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