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The old cat's country (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siam

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'country' is the definition.
(Siam is an example)

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(Other definitions for siam that I've seen before include "Former name of Thailand" , "Old Thailand" , "old-style country" , "Thailand's former name" , "An old country" .)

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