India governed another Asian republic (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

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'asian republic' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'india governed' is the wordplay.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'governed' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in another clue).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'

'another' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "foreign land" , "It used to be Persia" , "Middle East country" , "Formerly Persia" , "Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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