North African republic (7)
I believe the answer is:
tunisia
'north african republic' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tunisia that I've seen before include "Country which contains the site of Carthage" , "Somewhere in North Africa" , "African republic on the Mediterranean coast" , "N African country in which ancient Carthage lies" , "Republic in northwestern Africa" .)