Central American country whose capital is Tegucigalpa (8)

I believe the answer is:

honduras

(Other definitions for honduras that I've seen before include "Country of Central America" , "Central American republic" , "Central American country, capital Tegucigalpa" , "US hadron in Central America, strangely" , "Central US country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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