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African country bordering a West African country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

malawi

'african country' is the definition.
(country in Africa)

'african country bordering a west' is the wordplay.
'african country' becomes 'mali' (country in Africa).
'bordering' is an insertion indicator.
'west' becomes 'W' (abbreviation).
'a'+'w'='aw'
'mali' placed around 'aw' is 'MALAWI'.

(Other definitions for malawi that I've seen before include "Country W. of Lake Nyasa" , "African nation, formerly Nyasaland" , "It was called Nyasaland" , "Landlocked country of south central Africa" , "A law I'm making up in Southern Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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