African socialist utopia recalled to some extent (5)
I believe the answer is:
tutsi
'african' is the definition.
(the Tutsi are an African ethnic group)
'socialist utopia recalled to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards.
'istut' can be found hidden inside 'socialist utopia'.
'istut' in reverse letter order is 'TUTSI'.
(Other definitions for tutsi that I've seen before include "Member of a people living in Rwanda and Burundi" , "Person from Burundi" , "Ethnic group of Rwanda and Burundi" , "African tribe" , "Rwanda tribe member" .)