Country 50 miles from Cuba (5)

I believe the answer is:

haiti

(Other definitions for haiti that I've seen before include "Western part of island discovered by Columbus in 1492" , "Western half of Hispaniola" , "foreign state" , "Republic on island" , "Island of West Indies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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