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Belgian central African colony until 1960 (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

zaire

(Other definitions for zaire that I've seen before include "Previous name of African state, achieved independence from Belgium in 1960" , "Central African country's former name" , "Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly" , "renamed African area" , "Former name of DRC" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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