Ethiopia’s former name (9)
I believe the answer is:
abyssinia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ethiopia's former name</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abyssinia that I've seen before include "Former name of Ethiopia" , "Former name of northeast African country" , "Old name for African country" , "Ethiopia's former name" , "former African state" .)