East ___ (Dili's nation) (5)

I believe the answer is:

timor

(Other definitions for timor that I've seen before include "East . . . . ., became independent of Indonesia in 2002" , "Indonesian territory" , "East Indies island NW from Darwin" , "Eastern island" , "SE Asian island" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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