The country is not the USA, sir (6)

I believe the answer is:

russia

(Other definitions for russia that I've seen before include "A leather" , "Land of the tzars" , "Eurasian state" , "Sing US airs badly in the country" , "East European country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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