AI apps with an answer in African country (8)

I believe the answer is:

botswana

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'african country' is the definition.
(country in Africa)

'ai apps with an answer' is the wordplay.
'ai apps' becomes 'bots' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'bots'+'w'+'an'+'a'='BOTSWANA'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for botswana that I've seen before include "Republic in south-central Africa" , "Boa wasn't found out in the Africa" , "Boa wasn't taken out in the African state" , "Landlocked southern African country, capital Gaborone" , "Does Santa bow awkwardly to the African state?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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