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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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