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Romanians ransacked small republic (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

san marino

'small republic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'romanians ransacked' is the wordplay.
'ransacked' indicates an anagram.
'romanians' is an anagram of 'SAN MARINO'.

(Other definitions for san marino that I've seen before include "Small republic completely within Italy" , "Small European country" , "Europe's smallest republic" , "Independent republic, enclave of Italy near Rimini" , "Small independent republic in NE Italy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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