Country captivated by pyromaniac (7)

I believe the answer is:

romania

'country' is the definition.
(European country)

'captivated by pyromaniac' is the wordplay.
'captivated by' indicates a hidden word.
'ROMANIA' is hidden within 'pyromaniac'.

(Other definitions for romania that I've seen before include "East European country" , "EU country" , "Oman air in the eastern European state" , "Country of eastern Europe" , "I'm Aaron in Europe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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