AE (8)

I believe the answer is:

emirates

(Other definitions for emirates that I've seen before include "Federation of Arab states" , "lands in the Gulf" , "in the airline business" , "Abu Dhabi and Dubai, say" , "United Arab -------, Gulf state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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