Scottish peak in another republic (5)
I believe the answer is:
benin
'another republic' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'scottish peak in' is the wordplay.
'scottish peak' becomes 'ben' (I've seen this before).
'ben'+'in'='BENIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for benin that I've seen before include "part of Africa" , "West African republic" , "French-speaking West African country" , "Old West African kingdom from which 'bronze' sculptures were looted by the British in 1897" , "City formerly known as Dahomey" .)