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Erstwhile Empire In Brief Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
239%8 A word meaning 'erstwhile'
339%7Erstwhile kings

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We think the answer is "USSR" which means:

    noun
  • • A former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991

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New York Times21 May 2011 Down 50
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