Independent governed nation (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

'nation' is the definition.
(Iran is an example)

'independent governed' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'governed' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in other clues).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Modern-day Persia" , "Country that was Persia" , "Iraq's neighbour" , "Farsi-speaking country" , "Former Persia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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