African gent I pay is dodgy (8)
I believe the answer is:
egyptian
'african' is the definition.
(Egyptian is an example)
'gent i pay is dodgy' is the wordplay.
'is dodgy' is an anagram indicator.
'gent'+'i'+'pay'='gentipay'
'gentipay' is an anagram of 'EGYPTIAN'.
(Other definitions for egyptian that I've seen before include "Strange peaty gin drunk by this nationality?" , "Alexandria native?" , "Eg, native of Cairo" , "Language of the pharaohs" , "New African democrat" .)