Nation split between the Asian mainland and Borneo (8)

I believe the answer is:

malaysia

(Other definitions for malaysia that I've seen before include "SE Asian state" , "Country of SE Asia" , "South-east Asian Commonwealth federation" , "Sail a yam, strangely, to the Asian state?" , "SE Asian country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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