African queen maybe entertaining 999? (8)
I believe the answer is:
beninese
'african' is the definition.
(Beninese is an example)
'queen maybe entertaining 999?' is the wordplay.
'queen maybe' becomes 'bee' (queen is a type of bee).
'entertaining' indicates putting letters inside.
'999?' becomes 'nines'.
'bee' placed around 'nines' is 'BENINESE'.
(Other definitions for beninese that I've seen before include "African" , "from West Africa" .)