__ Strip; Palestinian territory
I believe the answer is:
gaza
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">strip</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">palestinian territory</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gaza that I've seen before include "Philistine city" , "troubled region" , "Palestinian area" , "Palestinian city" , "Palestinian region" .)