African having quit ought to return at intervals (4)

I believe the answer is:

hutu

'african' is the definition.
(Hutus are an African ethnic group)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for hutu that I've seen before include "Bantu speaker from Rwanda or Burundi" , "Rwandan or Burundian" , "African" , "Member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi" , "Africans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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