Seafaring country of the classical-era Mediterranean (9)
I believe the answer is:
phoenicia
(Other definitions for phoenicia that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern region historically" , "Ancient land in Lebanon and 5 dn" , "Historic Middle East state" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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