Modern Abyssinia (8)
I believe the answer is:
ethiopia
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">modern abyssinia</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 ethiopia that I've seen before include "Former Abyssinia" , "Landlocked Afr. country" , "African state" , "Country formerly called Abyssinia" , "Where Haile Selassie was once emperor" .)