Duo race around country (7)

I believe the answer is:

ecuador

'country' is the definition.
(Ecuador is an example)

'duo race around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'duo'+'race'='duorace'
'duorace' anagrammed gives 'ECUADOR'.

(Other definitions for ecuador that I've seen before include "S. American nation" , "South American state" , "Land" , "Country of the Galapagos Islands" , "South American country, capital Quito" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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