Streslau was the capital of this fictional eastern European country (9)

I believe the answer is:

ruritania

(Other definitions for ruritania that I've seen before include "Fantasy world" , "Imaginary small kingdom" , "Hope place" , "RA Air Unit (anag.)" , "Imaginary European kingdom" .)

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

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