Country with a famous canal (6)

I believe the answer is:

panama

(Other definitions for panama that I've seen before include "Great canal in middle America" , "Style of hat" , "Canal state; hat" , "Country and straw hat" , "isthmus" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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