Country founded in 1776, for short (3)

I believe the answer is:

usa

(Other definitions for usa that I've seen before include "Canada's southern neighbour" , "11 Nation" , "A great national federation" , "Initially, a great federation" , "Trumpland?" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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