Northeast African country on the Red Sea (7)

I believe the answer is:

eritrea

(Other definitions for eritrea that I've seen before include "Country to the north of Ethiopia" , "Eire art found in Africa" , "It declared its independence from Ethiopia in 1993" , "River forming part of German-Polish border" , "State north of Ethiopia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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