Sri Lanka, formerly (6)

I believe the answer is:

ceylon

'sri lanka formerly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ceylon that I've seen before include "Sri Lanka, formerly" , "Sri Lanka's former name" , "Former name of Sri Lanka" , "Old place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday.com, The Washington Post, the Evening Standard, The Guardian and the LA Times.

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