West African country named for its river (7)

I believe the answer is:

nigeria

(Other definitions for nigeria that I've seen before include "West African state" , "West African country, capital Lagos" , "African republic, capital Abuja" , "African country, capital Abuja" , "W. African country" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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