Kuwait or Qatar, for example (7)

I believe the answer is:

emirate

(Other definitions for emirate that I've seen before include "Go abroad" , "An Arabian state, perhaps" , "chieftain's office" , "foreign government" , "Muslim country, such as Kuwait" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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