South American state (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">south american state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(country in South America)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ecuador that I've seen before include "Quito's country" , "Quito's nation" , "Is Cora due out in South America?" , "The state capital is Quito" , "Country of the Galapagos Islands" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">south american state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(country in South America)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brazil that I've seen before include "Largest Latin American country" , "Type of nut" , "Warm hooded jacket" , "Five-time winners of football's World Cup" , "Rio's country" .)