Mideast nation (5)
I believe the answer is:
qatar
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mideast nation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for qatar that I've seen before include "Arab country" , "Sheikdom on the Persian Gulf" , "found by the Persian Gulf" , "Sporting venue" , "Arab peninsula" .)