Divided peninsula (5)

I believe the answer is:

korea

'divided peninsula' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for korea that I've seen before include "Asian territory, two countries" , "divided land" , "Former Asian country" , "Divided Asian country" , "Divided Asian peninsula" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the USA Today, the Universal, the Wall Street Journal and the Ink Well xwords.

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