Type of country (8)

I believe the answer is:

republic

(Other definitions for republic that I've seen before include "Type of state" , "Strange pub relic of a political system" , "See 17" , "State in which the people hold the power" , "France, for example, is one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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