Southeast European country (7)

I believe the answer is:

croatia

(Other definitions for croatia that I've seen before include "Balkan country, capital Zagreb" , "Balkan state, became independent in 1991" , "Country of S. Europe" , "European state" , "Adriatic country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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