Juliet's predecessor somewhere in Asia (5)

I believe the answer is:

india

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'in asia' is the definition.
('India' is part of 'asia')

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for india that I've seen before include "Subcontinent of Asia south of Himalayas" , "Gandhi's country" , "Eastern country" , "One preceding Juliet" , "Populous Asian country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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