Pleas from Neapolitans in Italy, for one (6)

I believe the answer is:

nation

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'italy for one' is the definition.
(italy is a kind of nation)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for nation that I've seen before include "Anoint (anag)" , "Country, state" , "A federation of tribes, as Native Americans say" , "Large community of people under one government" , "People sharing a common culture/descent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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