A republic in Central Europe (7)

I believe the answer is:

austria

(Other definitions for austria that I've seen before include "Its ruling house was the Hapsburgs" , "Under the Hapsburgs, it controlled the Holy Roman Empire" , "Mountainous European state" , "Landlocked European country" , "USA art I send to European state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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