West Indies republic (5)

I believe the answer is:

haiti

'west indies republic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for haiti that I've seen before include "earthquake-hit area" , "Caribbean republic" , "West Indies country, capital Port-au-Prince" , "Western part of Hispaniola" , "Republic sharing WI isle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and The Times.

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