Large former region of central Europe (7)

I believe the answer is:

prussia

(Other definitions for prussia that I've seen before include "Leading German state from 1525 to 1945" , "Old part of Germany" , "Former German state" , "Former state that included present-day Northern Germany and northern Poland" , "Bismarck its PM" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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