One fled the country (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

'country' is the definition.
(Iran is a country)

'one fled' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'fled' becomes 'ran' (ran away).
'i'+'ran'='IRAN'

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Modern Persia (4)" , "Country to east of Iraq" , "Tehran is its capital" , "Country of western Asia" , "It was known as Persia until 1935" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and the Evening Standard.

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