Olympian Katie Ledecky's country, for short (3)

I believe the answer is:

usa

(Other definitions for usa that I've seen before include "United States" , "Union" , "Canada's southern neighbour" , "11 Nation" , "America" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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