Elected local, regional, or national council in the former USSR (6)

I believe the answer is:

soviet

(Other definitions for soviet that I've seen before include "Elected council in a communist country" , "Union of ... Socialist Republics" , "Old Russian council" , "Former Russian council" , "National council in former USSR" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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