European country, and not southeast territory (9)

I believe the answer is:

norseland

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'european country' is the definition.
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'and not southeast territory' is the wordplay.
'and not' becomes 'nor' ('nor' means 'and also not').
'southeast' becomes 'SE' (synonyms).
'territory' becomes 'land' (land is a kind of territory).
'nor'+'se'+'land'='NORSELAND'

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