Left initially from part of Africa for part of Europe (6)

I believe the answer is:

iberia

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'for part of europe' is the definition.
('Iberia' is part of 'europe')

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for iberia that I've seen before include "Peninsula that was Roman province" , "Spain and Portugal - airline" , "Spain's national flag-carrying airline" , "Spain and Portugal together" , "Spanish/Portuguese peninsula" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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